Definitions For Escape

noun

  • The act of escaping physically
  • A means or way of escaping
  • An avoidance of danger or difficulty
  • An inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
  • Nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
  • 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
  • An act of escaping from a place, situation, etc.
  • A way of escaping from a place, situation, etc.
  • An occurrence in which an amount of liquid or gas passes out through a hole or crack in a container

verb

  • 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
  • To get away from a place (such as a prison) where you are being held or kept
  • To get away from a dangerous place or situation
  • To get away from something that is difficult or unpleasant

Is Escape a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
12

The word Escape is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Escape in a Sentence

  • They managed to escape from the burning building.
  • He needed a vacation to escape the routine of daily life.
  • She moved to the city to escape the memory of her mother's death.
  • The prisoners attempted a daring escape.
  • He celebrated his escape from his boring job with a long vacation.
  • She had a lucky escape when she wasn't injured in the accident.

Synonyms for Escape

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