escape

Definition

Examples

Everyone escaped safely from the building when the alarm went off.

Word Family

Synonyms

• fleerun away quickly
• evadeavoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
• avoidstay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

Collocations

• Easy escape from danger
  to escape from danger, meaning to run away from confinement
• Medium escape clause in lease
  to escape clause in lease, meaning to run away from confinement
• Hard fire escape route
  to fire escape route, meaning to start firing a weapon
• Very Hard narrow escape from insolvency
  to narrow escape from insolvency, meaning to make or become more narrow or restricted