n.
1.the act of escaping physically
2.an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
3.the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container
4.a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler)
5.nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
6.an avoidance of danger or difficulty
7.a means or way of escaping
8.a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild escape v.
1.run away from confinement
2.fail to experience
3.escape potentially unpleasant consequences
4.be incomprehensible to
5.issue or leak, as from a small opening
6.remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
7.flee
Idiom of the Day
in proportion
having the right or wrong proportion in relation to something else
We tried to make sure that the bookshelves were both in proportion when we rebuilt the house.
