escape
flight | the act of escaping physically, he made his escape from the mental hospital, the canary escaped from its cage, his flight was an indication of his guilt |
close call
close shave
squeak
squeaker
narrow escape | something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin |
validation
proof
substantiation | the act of validating, finding or testing the truth of something |
| escape | a means or way of escaping, hard work was his escape from worry, they installed a second hatch as an escape, their escape route |
| escape | an avoidance of danger or difficulty, that was a narrow escape |
| escape escapism | an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy, romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life, his alcohol problem was a form of escapism |
| evasion escape dodging | nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do, his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible, that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive |
| escape mechanism | a form of behavior that evades unpleasant realities |
| burden of proof | the duty of proving a disputed charge |
damp-proof course
damp course | a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building |
| escape hatch | hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency |
| escape wheel | gear that engages a rocking lever |
fire escape
emergency exit | a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency |
| proof | a trial photographic print from a negative |
safety valve
relief valve
escape valve
escape cock
escape | a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler), it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level |
proof
cogent evidence | any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something, if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it |
proof test copy
trial impression | (printing) an impression made to check for errors |
| galley proof | a proof taken before the type is broken up to print pages |
| foundry proof | a proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made |
| proof | a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it |
| mathematical proof | proof of a mathematical theorem |
| logical proof | proof of a logical theorem |
escape
leak
leakage
outflow | the discharge of a fluid from some container, they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe, he had to clean up the leak |
| proof spirit | a mixture containing half alcohol by volume atdegrees Fahrenheit |
escapologist
escape expert | an entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping |
| escape | a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild |
| proof | a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume) |
| escape velocity | the minimum velocity needed to escape a gravitational field |
| proof | make resistant (to harm), proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer |
child-proof
childproof | make safe against children, childproof the apartment |
goofproof
goof-proof
foolproof | proof against human misuse or error, foolproof this appliance |
| escape | issue or leak, as from a small opening, Gas escaped into the bedroom |
| proof | activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk, proof yeast |
proofread
proof | read for errors, I should proofread my manuscripts |
miss
escape | fail to experience, Fortunately, I missed the hurricane |
get off
get away
get by
get out escape | escape potentially unpleasant consequences, get away with a forbidden action, She gets away with murder!, I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities |
| proof | knead to reach proper lightness, proof dough |
| proof | make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset |
shake shake off
throw off
escape from | get rid of, I couldn't shake the car that was following me |
escape
get away
break loose | run away from confinement, The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison |
d scat
run scarper
turn tail
lam
run away
hightail it
bunk
head for the hills
take to the woods
escape fly the coop
break away | flee, take to one's heels, cut and run, If you see this man, run!, The burglars escaped before the police showed up |
escape
get away | remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion, We escaped to our summer house for a few days, The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer |
elude
escape | be incomprehensible to, escape understanding by, What you are seeing in him eludes me |
| proof(p) | (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand, temptation-proof, childproof locks |
runproof
ladder-proof
run-resistant | (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders |