escape - Meaning in Punjabi

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escape - Meaning in Punjabi

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Definitions and Meaning of escape in English

escape noun

1. the act of escaping physically

   Synonyms

   flight, flight

   ਦੌੜਨਾ, ਨੱਸਣਾ, ਨੱਠਣਾ, ਭੱਜਣਾ

   Examples

   • "he made his escape from the mental hospital"
   • "his flight was an indication of his guilt"
   • "the canary escaped from its cage"
2. a means or way of escaping

   Examples

   • "hard work was his escape from worry"
   • "their escape route"
   • "they installed a second hatch as an escape"
3. an avoidance of danger or difficulty

   Example

   • "that was a narrow escape"
4. an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

   Synonyms

   escapism

   Examples

   • "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism"
   • "romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"
5. nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

   Synonyms

   dodging, evasion

   Examples

   • "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"
   • "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"
6. 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

   Synonyms

   escape cock, escape valve, relief valve, safety valve

7. the discharge of a fluid from some container

   Synonyms

   leak, leakage, outflow

   Examples

   • "he had to clean up the leak"
   • "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"
8. a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

escape verb

1. issue or leak, as from a small opening

   Example

   • "Gas escaped into the bedroom"
2. fail to experience

   Synonyms

   miss, miss

   Example

   • "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
3. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

   Synonyms

   get away, get by, get off, get out

   Examples

   • "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
   • "She gets away with murder!"
4. run away from confinement

   Synonyms

   break loose, get away

   Example

   • "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
5. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

   Synonyms

   break away, bunk, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, lam, lam, run away, run, scarper, scat, scat, take to the woods, turn tail

   Examples

   • "If you see this man, run!"
   • "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
6. remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

   Synonyms

   get away

   Examples

   • "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"
   • "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"
7. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

   Synonyms

   elude

   Example

   • "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

Synonyms of escape

• flight
• escapism
• dodging, evasion
• escape cock, escape valve, relief valve, safety valve
• leak, leakage, outflow
• miss
• get away, get by, get off, get out
• break loose, get away
• break away, bunk, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail
• get away
• elude

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