The meaning of Escape

verb

Leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or avoid arrest.

Usage examples:

The barman absconded with a week's takings

verb

Run away, often taking something or somebody along

verb

Leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or avoid arrest.

Usage examples:

The barman absconded with a week's takings

noun

A bar that slides into a socket to fasten a door or window.

Usage examples:

He reached through the hole in the door and slid the bolt on the inside.

verb

Fasten (a door or window) with a bar that slides into a socket.

Usage examples:

All the doors were locked and bolted

verb

(of a horse or other animal) run away suddenly, typically from fear.

Usage examples:

The horses shied and bolted

noun

The action of driving long metal pins into a rock face so that ropes can be attached to them.

Usage examples:

However, it was raining, making the less than positive holds rather unpleasant, and the bolting was…

verb

(of a horse or other animal) run away suddenly, typically from fear.

Usage examples:

The horses shied and bolted

verb

Pass (flour, powder, or other material) through a sieve.

phrasal verb

Begin suddenly and sometimes violently

phrasal verb

To escape from a place or a situation

Usage examples:

Two inmates broke out of prison and are still at large., detergents make my hands break out., i hat…

collocation

To start feeling extremely worried or frightened

Usage examples:

The memory of it still makes me break out in a cold sweat., he could not even hear her name mention…

noun

A forcible escape, especially from prison.

Usage examples:

A prison breakout

adjective

Suddenly and extremely popular or successful.

Usage examples:

A breakout movie

verb

Leave a place suddenly or secretly.

Usage examples:

Now he has decamped to hollywood

verb

To leave suddenly and unexpectedly, usually without telling anyone

Usage examples:

He decamped from the hotel with someone else's luggage.

verb

Leave a place suddenly or secretly.

Usage examples:

Now he has decamped to hollywood

verb

Present participle of decamp

Usage examples:

He decamped from the hotel with someone else's luggage.

noun

An act of someone or something ceasing to be visible.

Usage examples:

The sun's disappearance at night

noun

A state or condition in which a person or thing cannot be seen or found

Usage examples:

The district attorney is looking into the disappearance of the money., her disappearance remains un…

verb

Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Usage examples:

They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun

The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

Usage examples:

Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

verb

To allow someone to leave

Usage examples:

Allen was discharged from the hospital yesterday., [ i ] the soapy water from the washing machine w…

noun

A thing that prevents someone from concentrating on something else.

Usage examples:

The firm found passenger travel a distraction from the main business of moving freight

noun

The state of being very bored or annoyed

Usage examples:

His lessons bore me to distraction., that dreadful noise is driving me to distraction., i can turn …

noun

The action of turning something aside from its course.

Usage examples:

The diversion of resources from defence to civil research

noun

The act of causing something or someone to turn in a different direction, or to be used for a different purpose

Usage examples:

[ u ] a snowstorm closed the airport, and the diversion of air traffic was therefore necessary., [ …

noun

The act of using something in a different way from what was originally planned

Usage examples:

There has been a diversion of resources away from new infrastructure projects., it is difficult for…

verb

(of a liquid) fall slowly in drops or a thin stream.

Usage examples:

Rain dribbled down the window

noun

A thin stream of liquid; a trickle.

Usage examples:

A dribble of blood

verb

To move or happen slowly in small amounts or a few at a time

Usage examples:

Customers dribbled in and out all day., juice dribbled down the baby’s chin., water leaked from the…

verb

Let fall or be so wet as to shed small drops of liquid.

Usage examples:

The tap won't stop dripping

noun

A small drop of a liquid.

Usage examples:

She put the bucket on top of the dresser to catch the drips

verb

Flowing in drops

noun

The flowing out of a substance or particle.

Usage examples:

The same active efflux of sodium from the cytoplasm to the external medium

noun

Something which originates or issues from a source.

Usage examples:

She saw the insults as emanations of his own tortured personality

noun

The act of producing something or of expressing a quality or feeling

Usage examples:

Human language is an emanation of the human mind., constitutional law should be treated as the eman…

verb

Run away from a place or situation of danger.

Usage examples:

To escape the fighting, his family fled from their village

verb

Run away quickly

verb

To escape by running away, esp. because of danger or fear

Usage examples:

[ i ] an fbi spokesman said stewart fled before police arrived.

verb

Run away from a place or situation of danger.

Usage examples:

To escape the fighting, his family fled from their village

verb

To escape by running away, esp. because of danger or fear

Usage examples:

[ i ] an fbi spokesman said stewart fled before police arrived.

noun

The action or process of flying through the air.

Usage examples:

An eagle in flight

verb

(in soccer, cricket, etc.) deliver (a ball) with well-judged trajectory and pace.

Usage examples:

He flighted a free kick into the box

noun

An aircraft trip, or the occasion of being a passenger in an aircraft

Usage examples:

[ c ] we’ll be arriving home on tuesday on flight 147., [ c ] all flights out of midway have been c…

verb

Move swiftly and lightly.

Usage examples:

Small birds flitted about in the branches

noun

An act of moving house or leaving one's home, typically secretly so as to escape creditors or obligations.

Usage examples:

Moonlight flits from one insalubrious dwelling to another

verb

Move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

verb

(of a liquid, gas, or electricity) move steadily and continuously in a current or stream.

Usage examples:

From here the river flows north

noun

The action or fact of moving along in a steady, continuous stream.

Usage examples:

The flow of water into the pond

verb

(esp. of liquids, gases, or electricity) to move in one direction, esp. continuously and easily

Usage examples:

Air flows over an aircraft’s wing faster than it flows under it., lava from the volcano was flowing…

verb

(of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings.

Usage examples:

Close the door or the moths will fly in

noun

An opening at the crotch of a pair of trousers, closed with a zip or buttons and typically covered with a flap.

Usage examples:

Interesting alternatives are velcro straps or, if the shorts fit perfectly, stylish button flies.

noun

A flying insect of a large order characterized by a single pair of transparent wings and sucking (and often also piercing) mouthparts. flies are of great importance as vectors of disease.

Usage examples:

Almost 40 years ago ed lewis discovered a remarkable fly that differs from an ordinary fly by one e…

phrasal verb

Move out of or depart from

noun

Part of an agreement that allows someone to avoid doing something that they normally would have to do

Usage examples:

Club officials allowed the german player to insert a get-out clause in his contract in case his fam…

noun

An escape or quick departure, especially after committing a crime.

Usage examples:

The thieves made their getaway

noun

An escape, esp. from a dangerous situation

Usage examples:

The men made their getaway in a car parked outside the bank., a getaway in the poconos

verb

(of a liquid) flow out of something in a rapid and plentiful stream.

Usage examples:

Water gushed out of the washing machine

noun

A rapid and plentiful stream or burst of something.

Usage examples:

A gush of blood

verb

To flow or pour out suddenly in large amounts

Usage examples:

Water gushed out of the broken pipe., "this is the best party i’ve ever had," taylor gushed., [ i ]…

noun

The action of interrupting or being interrupted.

Usage examples:

A chance to study without interruption

noun

An occasion when someone or something stops something from happening for a short period

Usage examples:

Constant/frequent interruptions he found he worked better at home without the constant interruption…

noun

An important topic or problem for debate or discussion.

Usage examples:

The issue of racism

verb

Supply or distribute (something) for use or sale.

Usage examples:

Licences were issued indiscriminately to any company

noun

A subject or problem that people are thinking and talking about

Usage examples:

There continues to be a great deal of debate over the property tax issue., isn’t the need to hire m…

noun

A rapid stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small opening.

Usage examples:

A jet of boiling water spurted over his hand

verb

Spurt out in jets.

Usage examples:

Blood jetted from his nostrils

noun

A hard black semi-precious variety of lignite, capable of being carved and highly polished.

Usage examples:

Jet beads

verb

(of a container or covering) accidentally lose or admit contents, especially liquid or gas, through a hole or crack.

Usage examples:

The roof leaked

noun

A hole in a container or covering through which contents may accidentally pass.

Usage examples:

I checked all of the pipework for leaks

verb

(of a liquid or gas) to escape from a hole or crack in a pipe or container, or (of a container) to allow liquid or gas to escape

Usage examples:

[ i ] he heard the sound of dripping and saw water leaking from a pipe overhead., [ t ] the ship ra…

noun

The accidental admission or escape of liquid or gas through a hole or crack.

Usage examples:

We're saving water by reducing leakage

noun

The condition of leaking

Usage examples:

The cause of the leakage of the chemical is under investigation, he said.

noun

A situation in which a liquid or gas escapes from an opening in a pipe or container, or the amount that escapes

Usage examples:

Continued leakage from the plant means that the river remains polluted., leakage of sth three diffe…

noun

A large amount of money, liquid, or people that moves or is transferred out of a place.

Usage examples:

An outflow of foreign currency

noun

The flow from something

Usage examples:

An outflow of waste water

noun

The amount of money that leaves a company, industry, or country during a particular period

Usage examples:

The outflow of sth currency devaluation triggered a rapid outflow of foreign funds., concerns over …

noun

Something that streams out rapidly.

Usage examples:

A massive outpouring of high-energy gamma rays

noun

Something that flows out in large amounts or with strong force, esp. emotion

Usage examples:

An outpouring of love/sympathy

noun

The slow escape of a liquid or gas through porous material or small holes.

Usage examples:

The national rivers authority was called on to prevent further seepage

verb

Cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container, especially unintentionally.

Usage examples:

You'll spill that tea if you're not careful

noun

A quantity of liquid that has spilled or been spilt.

Usage examples:

Wipe up spills immediately

noun

A thin strip of wood or paper used for lighting a fire, candle, pipe, etc.

noun

A tube or lip projecting from a container, through which liquid can be poured.

Usage examples:

A teapot with a chipped spout

verb

Send out (liquid) forcibly in a stream.

Usage examples:

Volcanoes spouted ash and lava

verb

To send out liquid or flames quickly and with force, or of liquid or flame to flow quickly

Usage examples:

[ t ] the volcano spouted flames and red-hot rocks., [ t ] the man was spouting nonsense about peop…

verb

Move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards.

Usage examples:

I sprang out of bed

noun

The season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear, in the northern hemisphere from march to may and in the southern hemisphere from september to november.

Usage examples:

In spring the garden is a feast of blossom

noun

An elastic device, typically a helical metal coil, that can be pressed or pulled but returns to its former shape when released, used chiefly to exert constant tension or absorb movement.

Usage examples:

This apparatus is fitted with ropes and pulleys that are attached to taut springs to create tension.

verb

Gush out in a sudden and forceful stream.

Usage examples:

He cut his finger, and blood spurted over the sliced potatoes

noun

A sudden gushing stream.

Usage examples:

A sudden spurt of blood gushed into her eyes

verb

Cause (a liquid) to be ejected from a small opening in a thin, fast stream or jet.

Usage examples:

She squirted soda into a glass

noun

A thin stream or small quantity of liquid squirted from something.

Usage examples:

A squirt of perfume

verb

To quickly force a liquid out of something, or of liquids to flow through a narrow opening

Usage examples:

[ t ] squirt lemon juice on the clams and enjoy them., [ i ] fig. the ball squirted free (= moved q…

noun

A small, narrow river.

Usage examples:

A perfect trout stream

verb

(of liquid, air, gas, etc.) run or flow in a continuous current in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

She sat with tears streaming down her face

noun

A small river that flows on or below the surface of the ground

Usage examples:

Rivers are wider, deeper, and longer than streams., the faucet leaked in a steady stream., an endle…