This is not a dictionary! - Search for "escape" in The Danish Dictionary
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the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"
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an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; "romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism"
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nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"
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an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape"
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a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"
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a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
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the discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"
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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
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run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
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fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
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escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
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be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
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remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"
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flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
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issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom"
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