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escape
/ɪsˈkeɪp/ · 6 letters · 5 distinct letters
- verb
run away from confinement
The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison
- verb
fail to experience
Fortunately, I missed the hurricane
- verb
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
She gets away with murder!
- noun
the act of escaping physically
he made his escape from the mental hospital
- noun
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life