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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151. The tiny error didn't escape the eagle eye of her boss.
152. The murderer attempted to escape from law punishment by spoiling his own face.
153. Travel can be an escape from the routine drudgery of life.
154. She tried to escape the unwanted attentions of her former boyfriend.
155. They managed to escape after being arrested by the resistance.
156. It is possible to escape the tourist honeypots by heading north.
157. Thanks to agile footwork he always managed to escape his pursuers.
158. His daring escape from prison gained him a certain notoriety.
159. The fire was started to create a diversion, allowing some prisoners to escape.
160. She managed to escape the fate of the other rebels.
161. Bind the ganster to the seat with rope lest he should escape.
162. Once being in danger of life,(sentencedict.com) he would hit on the way to escape.
163. Is there no escape from the ubiquitous cigarette smoke in restaurants?
164. There was a frantic rush to escape from the building.
165. The aim was to cut off the enemy's escape route/supplies.
166. She gave a hair-raising account of her escape through the desert.
167. We let the last chance of escape slip through our fingers.
168. The fox redoubled on its trail to escape the hunters.
169. Three men have been charged with aiding his escape. It is also often used in the context of giving money:The project has been greatly aided by the generosity of local businesses.
170. He took an elaborate escape route from South Africa to Britain.
171. It was a very narrow escape and we are lucky to be alive.
172. She had managed to escape by running into the street in her nightdress.
173. As a child he would often escape into a dream world of his own.
174. How did you escape?
175. To escape from police officers the thief weaved through/between/in and out of stationary traffic on a bicycle.
176. Refugees crossed the border to escape the carnage in their homeland.
177. You cannot expect that something may escape the teacher's attention.
178. There is no escape from the long arm of the law.
179. He had to jump out of an upstairs window to escape.
180. We all need the occasional escape route from the boring,(http://sentencedict.com/escape.html) routine aspects of our lives.