escape
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ɪˈskeɪp/]
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Senses
1. escape (verb) — sense 1
Definition: To get free; to free oneself.
Example: The prisoners escaped by jumping over a wall.
Concept: Бегство
2. escape (verb) — sense 2
Definition: To break out of confinement.
Example: The prisoners escaped their cell.
3. escape (verb) — sense 3
Definition: To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
Example: He only got a fine and so escaped going to jail.
4. escape (noun) — sense 4
Definition: The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
Example: The prisoners made their escape by digging a tunnel.
5. escape (noun) — sense 5
Definition: Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid, or an electric current through defective insulation.
6. escape (noun) — sense 6
Definition: Something that has escaped; an escapee.
Example: But what about the flocks of Waxbills? Are they escapes gone feral, or are they spreading from Africa?
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Polarities
Pursuit ↔ Avoidance — concept «Бегство»
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