vb, es*caped  es*cap*ing vi  :  to avoid or find relief from something by means of an escape vt  :  to avoid or find relief from (something) by means of an escape <he was unable to reality> 
, n :  an act or instance of escaping: as  a  :  evasion of something undesirable <find no method of from pain and suffering>   b  :  distraction or relief from routine or reality <a miserable life that provided no means of except alcohol>  : esp  :  mental distraction or relief by flight into idealizing fantasy or fiction that serves to glorify the self
, adj :  providing a means of escape < literature>  .
 
 
 
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