escape - English dictionary definition

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1. Escape  To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger.
2. Escape  To avoid the notice of; to pass unobserved by; to evade; as, the fact escaped our attention.
3. Escape  To flee, and become secure from danger; -- often followed by from or out of.
4. Escape  To get clear from danger or evil of any form; to be passed without harm.
5. Escape  To get free from that which confines or holds; -- used of persons or things; as, to escape from prison, from arrest, or from slavery; gas escapes from the pipes; electricity escapes from its conductors.
6. Escape  The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape.
7. Escape  That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake; an oversight; also, transgression.
8. Escape  A sally.
9. Escape  The unlawful permission, by a jailer or other custodian, of a prisoner's departure from custody.
10. Escape  An apophyge.