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escape

verb
  1. To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation: abscond, break out, decamp, flee, fly, get away, run away. Informal: skip (out). Slang: lam. Regional: absquatulate. Idioms: blow (or fly) the coop, cut and run, give someone the slip, make a getaway, take flight, take it on the lam. See free
  2. To keep away from: avoid, burke, bypass, circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, eschew, evade, get around, shun. Idioms: fight shy of, give a wide berth to, have no truck with, keep (or stay) (or steer) clear of. See seek
  3. To fail to be fixed by the mind, memory, or senses of: elude. Idiom: slip away from. See owned
noun
  1. The act or an instance of escaping, as from confinement or difficulty: break, breakout, decampment, escapement, flight, getaway. Slang: lam. See free
  2. The act, an instance, or a means of avoiding: avoidance, bypass, circumvention, evasion. See seek
  3. Freedom from worry, care, or unpleasantness: forgetfulness, oblivion, obliviousness. See seek

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