break free from confinement or control

two burglars have just escaped from prison

fail to be noticed or remembered by (someone)

the name escaped him

it may have escaped your notice, but this is not a hotel

interrupt (an operation) by means of the escape key

an act of breaking free from confinement or control

the gang had made their escape

he could think of no way of escape, short of rudeness

a form of temporary distraction from reality or routine

romantic novels should present an escape from the dreary realities of life

a leakage of gas, liquid, or heat from a container

a lid prevents the escape of poisonous gases

a gas escape

a key on a computer keyboard which either interrupts the current operation or causes subsequent characters to be interpreted differently