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    [Verb]  | "es*cape" | \ i-ˈskāp \


    1: to get away (as by flight)

    2: to issue from confinement

    3: to run wild from cultivation


    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French escaper, eschaper, from Vulgar Latin *excappare, from Latin ex- + Late Latin cappa head covering, cloak;

    [Noun]  | "escape" 


    1: an act or instance of escaping: such as

    2: flight from confinement

    3: evasion of something undesirable


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Noun]  | "escape artist" 


    1: someone (such as a performer or criminal) unusually adept at escaping from confinement


    Origin: 1906 ;

    [Noun]  | "escape hatch" 


    1: a hatch providing an emergency exit from an enclosed space

    2: a means of evading a difficulty, dilemma, or responsibility


    Origin: 1925 ;

    [Noun]  | "escape key" 


    1: a key on a computer keyboard that when pressed transmits various commands to the computer (such as to stop an active process or close a window)


    Origin: 1982 ;

    [Noun]  | "escape mechanism" 


    1: a mode of behavior or thinking adopted to evade unpleasant facts or responsibilities


    Origin: 1927 ;

    [Noun]  | "escape room" 


    1: a game in which participants confined to a room or other enclosed setting (such as a prison cell) are given a set amount of time to find a way to escape (as by discovering hidden clues and solving a series of riddles or puzzles); also : a place or business where this game is played


    Origin: 2012 ;

    [Noun]  | "escape valve" 


    1: safety valve


    Origin: 1802 ;

    [Noun]  | "escape velocity" 


    1: the minimum velocity that a moving body (such as a rocket) must have to escape from the gravitational field of a celestial body (such as the earth) and move outward into space


    Origin: 1934 ;

    [Adjective]  | "escape" 


    1: providing a means of escape

    2: providing a means of evading a regulation, claim, or commitment


    Origin: 1817 ;

    [Verb]  | "escape" 


    1: to get free from a dangerous or confining situation;


      * e.g., " ... everyone managed to escape from the burning building in time "



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    2: to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery;


      * e.g., " ... a judge who is very determined not to let criminals escape punishment "



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    [Noun]  | "escape" 


    1: the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement;


      * e.g., " ... a daring prison escape "



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    2: the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable;


      * e.g., " ... the reading of science fiction novels as an escape from boring reality "



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    [Noun]  | "escape hatches" 


    1: as in releases, escapes;




    [Noun]  | "escape hatch" 


    1: as in release, escape;




    [Phrase]  | "hairbreadth escape" 


    1: a barely successful escape from something undesirable;


      * e.g., " ... The surfer made a hairbreadth escape from the shark. "



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    [Phrase]  | "narrow escape" 


    1: a barely successful escape from something undesirable;


      * e.g., " ... The fallen hiker had a narrow escape from death when someone spotted him in need of help. "



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    [Phrase]  | "near escape" 


    1: a barely successful escape from something undesirable;


      * e.g., " ... The pilot's near escape after the crash was the talk of the town for weeks. "



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     [ "escape" ]

    1: Any excuse you use to avoid having sex with a grenade.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy..."I just remembered I forgot the condoms." 

     [ "Escapism" ]

    1: The ability to escape from reality to a world of fantasy.

      * e.g.,  ... Escapism is the best way to leave your own life behind, and become king of your own little world. 


     [ "Escapism" ]

    2: Most of the world's great pieces of art, from music to film and paintings, all come from the artist's fantasies.

     [ "Escapeism" ]

    1: Originating in the time of Confucius and closely linked with Taoism, it includes all activities, hobbies, and moments (for example, self-realizations and other forms of enlightenment) that induces a state of detachment, euphoria, occasionally memory loss, and can also often leads to adventure.

      * e.g.,  ... The most common practiced form of Escapeism is often tied in with what sociologists would label "deviant behavior."  


     [ "Escapeism" ]

    2: Escapeism can also be defined as a philosophy or "way" of life. The Escapeist philosophy can be defined in four parts (all of which have infinite potential to combine to fit each individuals' path):


     [ "Escapeism" ]

    3:  The inclination to break free from confinement or control.


     [ "Escapeism" ]

    4:  The ability to successfully avoid dangerous or unpleasant things.


     [ "Escapeism" ]

    5:  A mastering of the art of escape to somewhere or from somewhere through certain rituals or activities specific to each individual.


     [ "Escapeism" ]

    6:  A partiality to or impulse for temporary distraction from reality or routine.


     [ "Escapeism" ]

    7: Escapeism is not a religion, it does not involve any kind of deity, but rather a path of life and/or state of mind which exists as means of promoting compelling experiences which allow the individual to enjoy a transient, yet genuine and fulfilling euphoria.

     [ "Escape" ]

    1: Something we all crave, but can never truly find. The closest we can get to escape is lighting up some good weed and just trying to forget all our problems in this hell we call life, but still we can never truly find it

      * e.g.,  ... I'm gonna try to escape my problems with some good dope 

     [ "No escape" ]

    1: No escape is when you enter the Hetalia hetalia fandom. There is no escape and it may be all fun and games at the start, but it is the definition of no escape.

      * e.g.,  ... 'Damn I'm stuck in the Hetalia fandom'- person A 'That's a true no escape moment, good luck lmao.'- person B 

     [ "escapings" ]

    1: Escapings - noun - Pubic hairs that escape the confines of a girl's swimsuit. Unlike strays, which are missed shavings, escapings are evidence of no shaving whatsoever; they are the escapings of a very full bush.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude 1: Dude, did you see Sisi's escapings down at the beach earlier today? Dude 2: Yes. Full bush with a bikini is not a good look. 

     [ "Escapism" ]

    1: An addiction to doing things that make you forget the world. Someone that is a victim of escapism is often found in self denial about things in life, becuase they find it unbearable to face the world. A victim of escapism usually has bad grades, daydreams way to often and has major mood swings. They also have trust issues and are secretly wishing they were dead. escape suicidesuicidal lonely sad emo alone

      * e.g.,  ... "i think that girl over there is a victim of escapism" "im trapped in the addiction of escapsim" 

     [ "Escape" ]

    1: () The pursuit we owe to ourselves and the world. Everyone is a prisoner of something. Current physical circumstances. Past trauma. A limit of belief or imagination. An insecurity. A lie we believe. A truth we ignore. A fear of failure. A voice in our heads that dictates what we can and cannot do. Expectations of family or society. Disability. Chronic Illness. Addiction. Grief. Shame. A general world weariness or exhaustion. A locked idea that the world we've known is the only world there is, or ever could be. We praise the P.O.W. who escapes an enemy/internment camp. We praise the addict who escapes their addiction and chooses sobriety. But in so many other contexts escape is considered juvenile, a product of weakness or immaturity. Nothing could be farther from the truth. () To imagine something better for yourself or the world in a fictional setting, until you have the courage or ability to make it real. No P.O.W. escapes an internment camp without imagining a vision of freedom powerful enough it spits in the face of their current tortured and starved reality. Equally so, an addict who imagines a reality in which they are sober, is often imagining something they think is impossible. Escape gives us permission to think limitlessly, even when we think everything in our life limits us. Because it doesn't ask what's likely or possible, or what the odds are. It just asks, "What would your reality look like if you had it your Way?"

      * e.g.,  ... Nobody who ever dared to dream the impossible, and made it real, started off thinking it could happen. Escape is the birthplace of the things we dare to dream. 

     [ "No Escape" ]

    1: For a girl to engage in sexual intercourse while getting every hole filled.

      * e.g.,  ... That girl got filled in her mouth, booty hole ad poonans at one time. That's a 'No escape'. 

     [ "escapability" ]

    1: One's ability to pull out mid-cum when you realize she is bat shit crazy.

      * e.g.,  ... Good thing I've been working on my escapability, because last I was about to blow my load into my one-night stand when she looked deep into my eyes and screamed, "I want your babies!" 

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