nounπShareThe act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation."The prisoners made their escape by digging a tunnel."situationactioneventessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareLeakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid, or an electric current through defective insulation."The escape of water from the leaky pipe caused a small flood in the basement. "technicalphysicsenergyindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSomething that has escaped; an escapee."The escape from the burning building was a miracle. "actioneventpersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA holiday, viewed as time away from the vicissitudes of life."The summer escape was a much-needed break from the pressures of school and work. "holidayentertainmenttimeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareEscape key"Pressing the escape key on my keyboard canceled the unwanted file deletion. "computingtechnologyelectronicsdeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe text character represented by 27 (decimal) or 1B (hexadecimal)."You forgot to insert an escape in the datastream."charactercomputingtechnologyelectronicscommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA successful shot from a snooker position."He made a difficult escape, potting the red ball cleanly from the corner pocket. "sportgameachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA defective product that is allowed to leave a manufacturing facility."The faulty batch of computer chips was an escape from the factory, causing widespread delays in production. "industrybusinesstechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThat which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake, oversight, or transgression."The teacher overlooked a crucial detail in the exam, and that escape cost many students points. "actionsituationcharactereventessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA sally."The escape from the noisy classroom was a welcome sally. "actionmilitarywaressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn apophyge."The escape from the noisy classroom was a welcome apophyge for the tired students. "architectureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo get free; to free oneself."The factory was evacuated after toxic gases escaped from a pipe."actionsituationeventessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from."He only got a fine and so escaped going to jail."actionsituationeventpossibilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment."Luckily, I escaped with only a fine."actionpolicelawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo elude the observation or notice of; to not be seen or remembered by."The name of the hotel escapes me at present."actionmindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo 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."Brion escaped the double quote character on Windows by adding a second double quote within the literal."computinglanguagetechnologytechnicalinternetcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo halt a program or command by pressing a key (such as the "Esc" key) or combination of keys."To escape the confusing instructions, I pressed the Esc key. "computingtechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading