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Escape :: Escape (n.) 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..

Breasting :: Breasting (n.) The curved channel in which a breast wheel turns. It is closely adapted to the curve of the wheel through about a quarter of its circumference, and prevents the escape of the water until it has spent its force upon the wheel. See Breast wheel..

Riddance :: Riddance (n.) The state of being rid or free; freedom; escape.

Comedo :: Comedo (n.) A small nodule or cystic tumor, common on the nose, etc., which on pressure allows the escape of a yellow wormlike mass of retained oily secretion, with a black head (dirt)..

Ooze :: Ooze (n.) Fig.: To leak (out) or escape slowly; as, the secret oozed out; his courage oozed out..

Transpire :: Transpire (v. i.) To escape from secrecy; to become public; as, the proceedings of the council soon transpired..

Femerell :: Femerell (n.) A lantern, or louver covering, placed on a roof, for ventilation or escape of smoke..

Leak :: Leak (v.) The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture; as, the leak gained on the ship's pumps..

Bonnet :: Bonnet (n.) A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks..

Sleight :: Sleight (n.) An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.

Beleaguer :: Beleaguer (v. t.) To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade.

Scapegallows :: Scapegallows (n.) One who has narrowly escaped the gallows for his crimes.

Bolt :: Bolt (v. i.) A sudden flight, as to escape creditors..

Like :: Like (v. i.) To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly; as, he liked to have been too late. Cf. Had like, under Like, a..

Outloose :: Outloose (n.) A loosing from; an escape; an outlet; an evasion.

Air Cock :: Air cock () A faucet to allow escape of air.

Loophole :: Loophole (n.) A hole or aperture that gives a passage, or the means of escape or evasion..

Barely :: Barely (adv.) But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare ( of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there was barely enough for all; he barely escaped..

Apprehension :: Apprehension (n.) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest; as, the felon, after his apprehension, escaped..

Bloodhound :: Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff..

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