Escape
/əˈskeɪp/
The meaning and definition of Escape, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
“The prisoners made their escape by digging a tunnel.”
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The text character represented by 27 (decimal) or 1B (hexadecimal).
“You forgot to insert an escape in the datastream.”
verb
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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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To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.
“Luckily, I escaped with only a fine.”
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