ESCAPE

/əˈskeɪp/

Scrabble

WWF

E(1) S(1) C(3) A(1) P(3) E(1)

NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓

Definition

/əˈskeɪp/

noun

The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
“The prisoners made their escape by digging a tunnel.”
Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid, or an electric current through defective insulation.
Something that has escaped; an escapee.

verb

To get free; to free oneself.
“The factory was evacuated after toxic gases escaped from a pipe.”
To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
“He only got a fine and so escaped going to jail.”
To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.
“Luckily, I escaped with only a fine.”