Definitions of escape:

• noun:   the act of escaping physically

  Example: "He made his escape from the mental hospital"

• noun:   a means or way of escaping

  Example: "Hard work was his escape from worry"

• noun:   an avoidance of danger or difficulty

  Example: "That was a narrow escape"

• noun:   an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

  Example: "Romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"

• noun:   the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container

  Example: "They tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"

• noun:   a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
• noun:   nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

  Example: "That escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"

• noun:   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
• verb:   run away from confinement

  Example: "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"

• verb:   remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

  Example: "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"

• verb:   issue or leak, as from a small opening

  Example: "Gas escaped into the bedroom"

• verb:   flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

  Example: "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

• verb:   be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
• verb:   fail to experience
• verb:   escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action