Escape

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NOUN

the act of escaping physically

an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

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

an avoidance of danger or difficulty

a means or way of escaping

a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

the discharge of a fluid from some container

a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler)

VERB

run away from confinement

fail to experience

escape potentially unpleasant consequences

be incomprehensible to

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

issue or leak, as from a small opening

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