Definition of escape

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Escape (v. i.) To flee, and become secure from danger; -- often followed by from or out of..

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Scapegoat :: Scapegoat (n.) A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness..
Leak :: Leak (n.) To enter or escape, as a fluid, through a hole, crevice, etc. ; to pass gradually into, or out of, something; -- usually with in or out..
Creephole :: Creephole (n.) A hole or retreat into which an animal may creep, to escape notice or danger..
Vent :: Vent (n.) Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression; publication; utterance.
Retain :: Retain (v. t.) To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape, or the like..
Avoidable :: Avoidable (a.) Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped..
Verge :: Verge (n.) The spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement. See under Escapement..
Escape :: Escape (n.) Leakage or loss of currents from the conducting wires, caused by defective insulation..
Valve :: Valve (n.) A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, as in the barberry..
Antefix :: Antefix (n.) An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water..
Bolt :: Bolt (v. i.) A sudden flight, as to escape creditors..
Scapegallows :: Scapegallows (n.) One who has narrowly escaped the gallows for his crimes.
Purge :: Purge (v. t.) To clear of sediment, as a boiler, or of air, as a steam pipe, by driving off or permitting escape..
Luckily :: Luckily (adv.) In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately; -- used in a good sense; as, they luckily escaped injury..
Cold :: Cold (n.) The sensation produced by the escape of heat; chilliness or chillness.
Escape :: Escape (n.) Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid..
Vent :: Vent (n.) A small aperture; a hole or passage for air or any fluid to escape; as, the vent of a cask; the vent of a mold; a volcanic vent..
Oversight :: Oversight (n.) Escape from an overlooked peril.
Eschew :: Eschew (a.) To escape from; to avoid.
Air Cock :: Air cock () A faucet to allow escape of air.
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