Synonym: evade, flee, get away. Similar words: landscape, scapegoat, escalator, descartes, escarpment, on a large scale, rape, paper. Meaning: [ɪ'skeɪp] n. 1. the act of escaping physically 2. an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy 3. the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container 4. 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 5. nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do 6. an avoidance of danger or difficulty 7. a means or way of escaping 8. a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild. v. 1. run away from confinement 2. fail to experience 3. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action 4. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by 5. issue or leak, as from a small opening 6. remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion 7. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run.
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121. The town managed to escape the rigors of war.
122. The man's girlfriend managed to escape unhurt.
123. Look that they do not escape.
124. The prisoners designed the intricate escape.
125. Three of the captives tried to escape.
126. The prisoners planned to escape but failed.
127. They managed to escape under cover of darkness.
128. The lid prevents the escape of poisonous gases.
129. They fled to Europe to escape persecution.
130. You're lucky to escape with a whole skin.
131. Any escape, once it's detected, sets off the alarm.
132. He tried to escape blame for what he did.
133. She looked round for a means of escape.
134. How would disabled people escape in an emergency?
135. The police cut off all their escape routes.
136. She reads love stories as an escape.
137. He wanted to escape from the provincialism of the small university where he taught.
138. After collecting the cash, the kidnapper made his escape down the disused railway line.
139. The police clapped the handcuffs on the man before he could escape.
139. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and create good sentences.
140. Vents allow any steam to escape if the system overheats.
141. The river of liquid rock threatened to surround him completely, but Tazieff managed to escape just in time.
142. She made a sudden right turn off the road in order to escape her pursuers.
143. We got out in time but it was a narrow escape.
144. He had managed to escape the clutches of the police yet again.
145. Joseph was able to grease a few palms, thus helping his brother to escape.
146. The police barred the exits in an attempt to prevent the terrorist's escape.
147. A small boy tumbled off a third floor fire escape.
148. Several people were crushed to death as they tried to escape from the burning theatre.
149. The police are trying to tie up his escape from prison with the murder.
150. Even if the trigger men are caught, those who ordered the killing escape punishment.