What does ESCAPE mean?
Definitions for ESCAPE
ɪˈskeɪpes·cape
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word ESCAPE.
Princeton's WordNet
escape, flightnoun
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"
escape, escapismnoun
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"
evasion, escape, dodgingnoun
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"
escapenoun
an avoidance of danger or difficulty
"that was a narrow escape"
escapenoun
a means or way of escaping
"hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"
escapenoun
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
escape, leak, leakage, outflownoun
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"
safety valve, relief valve, escape valve, escape cock, escapeverb
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
escape, get away, break looseverb
run away from confinement
"The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
miss, escapeverb
fail to experience
"Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
get off, get away, get by, get out, escapeverb
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
"She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
elude, escapeverb
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
"What you are seeing in him eludes me"
escape, get awayverb
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"
scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break awayverb
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
"If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
escapeverb
issue or leak, as from a small opening
"Gas escaped into the bedroom"
Wiktionary
escapenoun
The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
The prisoners made their escape by digging a tunnel.
escapenoun
A key on most modern computer keyboards, sometimes abbreviated Esc, and typically programmed to cancel some current operation.
escapenoun
The ASCII character represented by 27 (decimal) or 1B (hexadecimal.)
You forgot to insert an escape in the datastream.
escapenoun
A successful shot from a snooker position.
escapeverb
To get free, to free oneself.
The prisoners escaped by jumping over a wall.
escapeverb
To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
escapeverb
To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.
Luckily, I escaped with only a fine.
escapeverb
To elude the observation or notice of; to not be seen or remembered by.
The name of the hotel escapes me at present.
escapeverb
To cause (a single character, or all such characters in a string) to be interpreted literally, instead of with any special meaning it would usually have in the same context, often by prefixing with another character.
escapeverb
to halt a program or command by pressing a key (such as the "Esc" key) or combination of keys
Etymology: and escaper (= Old French eschaper, modern French échapper), from *excapare, from Latin ex- + capio.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Escapenoun
Etymology: from the verb.
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest. Ps. lv. 7.
He enjoyed neither his escape nor his honour long; for he was hewn in pieces. John Hayward.
Men of virtue have had extraordinary escapes out of such dangers as have enclosed them, and which have seemed inevitable. Joseph Addison, Guardian, №. 117.
We made an escape, not so much to seek our own,
As to be instruments of your safety. John Denham, Sophy.St. Paul himself did not despise to remember whatsoever he found agreeable to the word of God among the heathen, that he might take from them all escape by way of ignorance. Ral.
Thousand ’scapes of wit,
Make thee the father of their idle dreams,
And rack thee in their fancies. William Shakespeare, Meas. for Measure.Loose ’scapes of love. John Milton.
In transcribing there would be less care taken, as the language was less understood, and so the escapes less subject to observation. Edward Brerewood, on Languages.
To ESCAPEverb
Etymology: echaper, French.
Since we cannot escape the pursuit of passions, and perplexity of thoughts, there is no way left but to endeavour all we can either to subdue or divert them. William Temple.
Had David died sooner, how much trouble had he escaped, which by living he endured in the rebellion of his son. William Wake.
Men are blinded with ignorance and errour: many things may escape them, and in many things they may be deceived. Richard Hooker, b. ii. s. 7.
’Tis still the same, although their airy shape
All but a quick poetick sight escape. John Denham.The reader finds out those beauties of propriety in thought and writing, which escaped him in the tumult and hurry of representing. John Dryden, Don Sebastian, Pref.
To Escapeverb
To fly; to get out of danger.
Benhadad, the king of Syria, escaped on horse. Chronicles.
They escaped all safe to land. Acts xxvii. 44.
The sinner shall not escape with his spoil, and the patience of the godly shall not be frustrated. Ecclus. xvi. 13.
Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain: escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. Gen. xix. 17.
Whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her. Eccl. vii. 26.
There is no woman’s gown big enough for him; otherwise he might put on a hat, a muffler, and a kerchief, and so escape. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.
To convince us that there was no way to escape by climbing up to the mountains, he assures us that the highest were all covered. John Woodward, Natural History.
Laws are not executed, men of virtue are disgraced, and murderers escape. Isaac Watts, Logick.
Wikipedia
Escape
Escape is a song written by Kara DioGuardi, Enrique Iglesias, Steve Morales and David Siegel for Iglesias' 2001 album Escape. The song is the album's opening track, and was released as its second single in 2002 (see 2002 in music). The song reached number three in the UK and number twelve in the U. S. charts. There is a Spanish version of the song, also sung by Iglesias, titled "Escapar". The song sold 3.6 million copies in 2002.
ChatGPT
escape
Escape generally refers to the act of getting away or breaking free from a confined or unpleasant situation. It can involve physically removing oneself from a place, such as escaping from a prison or a dangerous situation. Alternatively, escape can also refer to mentally or emotionally breaking free from stress, anxiety, or overwhelming circumstances.
Webster Dictionary
Escape
to flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger
Escape
to avoid the notice of; to pass unobserved by; to evade; as, the fact escaped our attention
Escapeverb
to flee, and become secure from danger; -- often followed by from or out of
Escapeverb
to get clear from danger or evil of any form; to be passed without harm
Escapeverb
to get free from that which confines or holds; -- used of persons or things; as, to escape from prison, from arrest, or from slavery; gas escapes from the pipes; electricity escapes from its conductors
Escapenoun
the act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape
Escapenoun
that which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake; an oversight; also, transgression
Escapenoun
a sally
Escapenoun
the unlawful permission, by a jailer or other custodian, of a prisoner's departure from custody
Escapenoun
an apophyge
Escapenoun
leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid
Escapenoun
leakage or loss of currents from the conducting wires, caused by defective insulation
Etymology: [OE. escapen, eschapen, OF. escaper, eschaper, F. echapper, fr. LL. ex cappa out of one's cape or cloak; hence, to slip out of one's cape and escape. See 3d Cape, and cf. Scape, v.]
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Escape
A term applied to leakage of current.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ESCAPE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3382
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ESCAPE' in Nouns Frequency: #1780
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ESCAPE' in Verbs Frequency: #374
Anagrams for ESCAPE »
espace
peaces
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ESCAPE in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ESCAPE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of ESCAPE in a Sentence
Hooligans under the attire of security personnel shed tear gas and do lathi charge on the ordinary protesters, but as usual the top farmers leaders escape unhurt.
Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice.
No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in, and make no effort to escape from.
One cannot escape the feeling that these mathematical formulas have an independent existence and an intelligence of their own that they are wiser than we are, wiser even than their discoverers.
There will be a full investigation into this false information, which might have been meant to give the other two time to make good their escape.
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Translations for ESCAPE
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- هرب, فرار, هروبArabic
- отървавам се, избягвам, бя́гство, изплъзвам сеBulgarian
- eludir, escapar, fuitaCatalan, Valencian
- útěk, únik, uniknoutCzech
- flugtDanish
- entgehen, davonkommen, Flucht, ausweichen, fliehenGerman
- διαλανθάνω, γλιτώνω, διαφεύγω, διακόπτω, απόδραση, ξεφεύγω, δραπετεύωGreek
- eskapiEsperanto
- evadir, escapar, escapada, escape, fuga, detener, liberarse, abortar, salvar, fugarse, liberación, cancelar, esconder, eludir, escapatorio, tronarSpanish
- ihes eginBasque
- paeta, välttyä, päästä, esc-merkki, unohtua, pako, esc-näppäin, karata, selvitä, välttääFinnish
- éviter, évasion, échapper, échappatoireFrench
- éalúIrish
- dol-àsScottish Gaelic
- escaparGalician
- पलायनHindi
- փախուստ, խուսափել, փախչելArmenian
- melarikan diriIndonesian
- scappare, evitare, fugaItalian
- בריחהHebrew
- エスケープキー, 脱出, エスケープ, 逃げる, 免れるJapanese
- ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲುKannada
- revîn, filitîn, bazdanKurdish
- subterfugio, fugio, refugio, evado, profugio, fuga, aufugio, effugio, defugioLatin
- paheno, pahiko, kaireretanga, oraititanga, oraiti, pakiha, rere, oma, mawhiti, whatingaMāori
- ontgaan, stoppen, ontsnappen, escapetoets, ontsnappen aan, afbreken, onderbrekenDutch
- unnslippe, unnkomme, unngåNorwegian
- escaparOccitan
- ucieczkaPolish
- escapada, escape, fugir, evitar, escapar, iludir, desviar, escapatória, escPortuguese
- scappar, scapar, mütschir, scapper, mitscharRomansh
- esc, scăpa, fugă, eluda, scăpareRomanian
- эске́йп, отде́латься, [[соверши́ть]] [[побе́г]], ускольза́ть, избега́ть, бе́гство, спасе́ние, [[соверша́ть]] [[побе́г]], [[кла́виша]] [[эске́йп]], побе́г, ускользну́ть, спаса́ться, избежа́ть, спасти́сь, отде́лываться, побегRussian
- vyhnúť sa, utiecťSlovak
- pobegniti, ubežati, pobeg, zbežatiSlovene
- shmangem, arratisemAlbanian
- undfly, flykt, flySwedish
- kwepaSwahili
- தப்பிக்கTamil
- తప్పించుకోTelugu
- หนีThai
- takas, pagtakasTagalog
- kaçmakTurkish
- ВтечаUkrainian
- فرارUrdu
- thoát khỏiVietnamese
- אַנטלויפןYiddish
- 逃脱Chinese
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