Definition of escape

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Escape (n.) Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid..

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Purge :: Purge (v. t.) To clear of sediment, as a boiler, or of air, as a steam pipe, by driving off or permitting escape..
Escapement :: Escapement (n.) The act of escaping; escape.
Bushranger :: Bushranger (n.) One who roams, or hides, among the bushes; especially, in Australia, an escaped criminal living in the bush..
Release :: Release (n.) The act of opening the exhaust port to allow the steam to escape.
Leak :: Leak (v.) A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape; as, a leak in a roof; a leak in a boat; a leak in a gas pipe..
Invest :: Invest (v. t.) To inclose; to surround of hem in with troops, so as to intercept succors of men and provisions and prevent escape; to lay siege to; as, to invest a town..
Vent :: Vent (v. t.) To suffer to escape from confinement; to let out; to utter; to pour forth; as, to vent passion or complaint..
Transpire :: Transpire (v. i.) To escape from secrecy; to become public; as, the proceedings of the council soon transpired..
Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow majority..
Scapegallows :: Scapegallows (n.) One who has narrowly escaped the gallows for his crimes.
Elusion :: Elusion (n.) Act of eluding; adroit escape, as by artifice; a mockery; a cheat; trickery..
Effusion :: Effusion (n.) The escape of a fluid out of its natural vessel, either by rupture of the vessel, or by exudation through its walls. It may pass into the substance of an organ, or issue upon a free surface..
Evade :: Evade (v. t.) To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; to evade the force of an argument..
Contraband :: Contraband (n.) A negro slave, during the Civil War, escaped to, or was brought within, the Union lines. Such slave was considered contraband of war..
Slip :: Slip (n.) An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one the slip..
Surquedous :: Surprising (a.) Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising escape from danger..
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..
Narrowly :: Narrowly (adv.) With a little margin or space; by a small distance; hence, closely; hardly; barely; only just; -- often with reference to an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he narrowly escaped..
Overflow :: Overflow (n.) An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.
Vent :: Vent (n.) A small aperture; a hole or passage for air or any fluid to escape; as, the vent of a cask; the vent of a mold; a volcanic vent..
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