escape
B1Frequent NGSL-2UK /ɪˈskeɪp/US /ɪˈskeɪp/
Meaning
noun
the act or a method of escaping from a place or an unpleasant or dangerous situation
“I had a narrow escape (= I was lucky to have escaped).”
verb
to get away from a place where you have been kept as a prisoner or not allowed to leave
“Two prisoners have escaped.”
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“Escape system so if anything does go”
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“No one has ever escaped it.”
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