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
give off (something) or give (something) off
to release a smell or something, to produce a smell or something
The garbage was beginning to give off a bad smell because of the hot weather. The water began to give off steam when it began to boil.
