ESCAPE


Meaning of ESCAPE in English

I . v. a.

1.

Avoid, shun, evade, elude, flee from, get out of the way of.

2.

Pass unobserved.

II . v. n.

1.

Get away, make or effect one's ~, get free, get into safety, get away safely, get off or through without harm.

2.

Flee, fly, abscond, decamp, make off, steal away, hasten away, slink away, run away, break loose, break away, gain one's freedom, whip off, take one's self off, beat a retreat, take to one's heels, cut and run, take French leave, be among the missing.

3.

Slip, pass, go by, slip through the fingers, be passed over, be omitted.

4.

Pass out, off, or away, be emitted.

III . n.

1.

Flight.

2.

Release ( from threatened danger ).

3.

Passing, passage, running or passing out or off.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.