escape

remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

“We escaped to our summer house for a few days”

the act of escaping physically

“he made his escape from the mental hospital”

escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

a means or way of escaping

“hard work was his escape from worry”

an avoidance of danger or difficulty

“that was a narrow escape”

a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

issue or leak, as from a small opening

“Gas escaped into the bedroom”

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

be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

“that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive”

fail to experience

the discharge of a fluid from some container

“they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe”