Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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escape | Yes | No | Yes | No |
evasion | Yes | No | No | No |
escape (noun) | evasion (noun) |
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the act of escaping physically | the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver |
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do | nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do |
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy | the deliberate act of failing to pay money |
an avoidance of danger or difficulty | a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth |
a means or way of escaping | |
a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level | |
the discharge of a fluid from some container | |
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild |
escape (verb) | evasion (verb) |
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issue or leak, as from a small opening | |
fail to experience | |
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action | |
run away from confinement | |
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run | |
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion | |
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by |