escape

US /ɪˈskeɪp/
UK /ɪˈskeɪp/
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1.

break free from confinement or control

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The prisoner managed to escape from jail.
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He narrowly escaped being hit by the car.
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fleeabscondbreak outget awaybolt
2.

(of a gas, liquid, or heat) leak from a container or an enclosed space

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Gas was escaping from the pipe.
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Heat can easily escape through an open window.
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leakseepoozedrain
1.

an act of breaking free from confinement or control

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The police are searching for the prisoner after his escape.
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Reading is my favorite form of escape.
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flightbreakoutgetawayevasion