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escape (noun)

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  • escape — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 getting away from a place ADJECTIVE ▪ attempted ▪ successful ▪ great ▪ one of the greatest escapes of all time ▪ daring …   Collocations dictionary

  • escape — verb and noun. There are three significant 20c uses, the first two of the verb and the third of the noun: 1. In intransitive use (without an object), to describe astronauts overcoming gravity and leaving the earth s atmosphere: • A spaceship will …   Modern English usage

  • escape valve — noun 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 • Syn: ↑safety valve, ↑relief valve, ↑escape cock, ↑escape • Hypernyms: ↑valve, ↑regulator * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • escape artist — noun : one (as a showman) markedly and ingeniously adept at releasing himself from confinement especially as a stunt earned a living as a magician and escape artist specifically : a criminal noted for his ability to escape from jail the life… …   Useful english dictionary

  • escape — ► VERB 1) break free from confinement or control. 2) elude or get free from (someone). 3) succeed in eluding (something dangerous or undesirable). 4) fail to be noticed or remembered by. ► NOUN 1) an act of escaping. 2) a means …   English terms dictionary

  • escape mechanism — noun a form of behavior that evades unpleasant realities • Hypernyms: ↑evasion, ↑escape, ↑dodging * * * noun, pl ⋯ nisms [count] : a way of behaving or thinking that is used to avoid unpleasant facts or problems She uses humor as an escape… …   Useful english dictionary

  • escape key — ➔ key1 * * * escape key UK US noun [C] ► IT ESCAPE(Cf. ↑escape) …   Financial and business terms

  • escape hatch — noun hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency • Hypernyms: ↑hatchway, ↑opening, ↑scuttle • Part Holonyms: ↑submarine, ↑pigboat, ↑sub, ↑U boat, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • escape — UK US /ɪˈskeɪp/ noun [U] (often Escape, also escape key, ABBREVIATION Esc) IT ► the key on a computer keyboard which allows you to leave a particular screen and return to the previous one or to interrupt a process: »Press Escape to return to the… …   Financial and business terms

  • escape character — noun A single metacharacter, usually a control code, which in a sequence of characters signifies that what is to follow takes an alternative interpretation. The term escape sequence refers to the escape character and the subsequent character or… …   Wiktionary

  • escape clause — ➔ clause * * * escape clause UK US noun [C] ► COMMERCE, LAW a statement in a contract that allows you to break all or part of the contract under particular conditions …   Financial and business terms

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