noun: 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"
noun: 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"
noun: 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"
noun: an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape"
noun: a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"
noun: a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
noun: the discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"
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
verb: run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
verb: fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
verb: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
verb: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
verb: 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"
verb: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
verb: issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom"
Length: 6 letters
Scrabble value: 10
Words with Friends value: 12
Literati value: 7
TWL (USA): Found
SOWPODS (UK): Found
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