escape

the act of escaping physically

“he made his escape from the mental hospital”

“the canary escaped from its cage”

“his flight was an indication of his guilt”

an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

“romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life”

“his alcohol problem was a form of escapism”

nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

“his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible”

“that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive”

an avoidance of danger or difficulty

“that was a narrow escape”

a means or way of escaping

“hard work was his escape from worry”

“they installed a second hatch as an escape”

“their escape route”

a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

run away from confinement

“The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison”

fail to experience

“Fortunately, I missed the hurricane”

escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

“She gets away with murder!”

“I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities”

be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

“What you are seeing in him eludes me”

“The performance is likely to escape Sue”

remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

“We escaped to our summer house for a few days”

“The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer”

flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

“If you see this man, run!”

“The burglars escaped before the police showed up”