escape

Sense 1 noun

the act of escaping physically

he made his escape from the mental hospital

Sense 2 verb

run away from confinement

The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison

Sense 3 noun

an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life

Sense 4 verb

fail to experience

Fortunately, I missed the hurricane

Sense 5 noun

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

his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible

Sense 6 verb

escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

She gets away with murder!

Sense 7 noun

an avoidance of danger or difficulty

that was a narrow escape

Sense 8 verb

be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

What you are seeing in him eludes me

Sense 9 noun

a means or way of escaping

hard work was his escape from worry

Sense 10 verb

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

We escaped to our summer house for a few days

Sense 11 noun

a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

Sense 12 verb

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

If you see this man, run!

Sense 13 noun

the discharge of a fluid from some container

they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe

Sense 14 verb

issue or leak, as from a small opening

Gas escaped into the bedroom

Sense 15 noun

a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level