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Escape /əˈskeɪp/

The meaning and definition of Escape, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
    “The prisoners made their escape by digging a tunnel.”
  2. Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid, or an electric current through defective insulation.
verb
  1. To get free; to free oneself.
    “The factory was evacuated after toxic gases escaped from a pipe.”
  2. To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
    “He only got a fine and so escaped going to jail.”

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