escape

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of leaving a place, often secretly or hurriedly.

  - "He made an escape from prison."
  - "The fugitive planned his escape route."

• Noun

  A means of getting away from confinement or difficulty.

  - "The prisoners found an escape in the sewers."
  - "His only escape from the situation was to quit his job."

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Pronunciation

1. /əˈskeɪp/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1239916"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with escape
tape , ape , cape , hape , grape , tape , fape

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Variants

List of all variants of escape that leads to same result
escape , escaped , escaper , escapers , escapes , escaping , Escape , Escapes , escape artist , escape artists , escape hatch , escape hatches , Escape key , Escape keys , escape key , escape keys , escape mechanism , escape mechanisms , escape room , escape rooms , escape valve , escape valves , escape velocities , escape velocity

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Forms

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escapes, escaped, escaping, escapeable

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Etymology

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From Old French 'eschapper', meaning 'to escape, evade'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'escape velocity' refers to the minimum speed an object must travel to escape the gravitational pull of a planet.

2. The movie 'The Great Escape' (1963) is based on a true story of prisoners planning and executing an escape from a German POW camp during World War II.

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Related Concepts

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1. Evasion: The act of avoiding or eluding detection, capture, or duty.

2. Exodus: A mass departure of a population from a country or region.

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Culture

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In literature, 'escape' is often used as a theme in stories about freedom, adventure, and survival. It can also symbolize a way out of difficult situations or negative experiences.

How to Memorize "escape"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize yourself breaking free from a difficult situation or leaving a place.
   - Imagine yourself running away as fast as you can.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'escape' with the image of a bird flying away.
   - Think of the word 'freedom' when you see or hear the word 'escape'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence using the word 'escape' to help remember its meaning.
   - Use the acronym 'Escape' to represent 'Exciting, Surprising, Pleasurable Adventure Can Be Enjoyed'.

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