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Detailed Synonyms for escapement in English

escapement:

escapement [the ~] noun

  1. the escapement
    the escapement
  2. the escapement
    – mechanical device that regulates movement 1
    the escapement
    – mechanical device that regulates movement 1

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Related Definitions for "escapement":

  1. mechanical device that regulates movement1

escapement form of escape:

to escape verb (escapes, escaped, escaping)

  1. to escape
    to escape; to elude; to get away; to break away
    • escape verb (escapes, escaped, escaping)
    • elude verb (eludes, eluded, eluding)
    • get away verb (gets away, got away, getting away)
    • break away verb (breaks away, broke away, breaking away)
  2. to escape
    to escape
    • escape verb (escapes, escaped, escaping)
  3. to escape
    to escape; slip one's mind
  4. to escape
    to slip; to escape; be a slip of the tongue
  5. to escape
    – issue or leak, as from a small opening 1
    to escape
    – issue or leak, as from a small opening 1
    • escape verb (escapes, escaped, escaping)
      • Gas escaped into the bedroom1
  6. to escape
    – fail to experience 1
    to miss; to escape
    – fail to experience 1
    • miss verb (misses, missed, missing)
      • Fortunately, I missed the hurricane1
    • escape verb (escapes, escaped, escaping)
  7. to escape
    – escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action 1
    to escape; to get off; to get away; to get out; to get by
    – escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action 1
    • escape verb (escapes, escaped, escaping)
    • get off verb (gets off, got off, getting off)
    • get away verb (gets away, got away, getting away)
    • get out verb (gets out, got out, getting out)
      • I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities1
    • get by verb (gets by, got by, getting by)
  8. to escape
    – run away from confinement 1
    to escape; to get away; to break loose
    – run away from confinement 1
    • escape verb (escapes, escaped, escaping)
      • The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison1
    • get away verb (gets away, got away, getting away)
    • break loose verb (breaks loose, broke loose, breaking loose)
  9. to escape
    – remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion 1
    to escape; to get away
    – remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion 1
    • escape verb (escapes, escaped, escaping)
      • We escaped to our summer house for a few days1
    • get away verb (gets away, got away, getting away)
      • The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer1
  10. to escape
    – be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by 1
    to escape; to elude
    – be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by 1
    • escape verb (escapes, escaped, escaping)
    • elude verb (eludes, eluded, eluding)
      • What you are seeing in him eludes me1

Conjugations for escape:

present
  1. escape
  2. escape
  3. escapes
  4. escape
  5. escape
  6. escape
simple past
  1. escaped
  2. escaped
  3. escaped
  4. escaped
  5. escaped
  6. escaped
present perfect
  1. have escaped
  2. have escaped
  3. has escaped
  4. have escaped
  5. have escaped
  6. have escaped
past continuous
  1. was escaping
  2. were escaping
  3. was escaping
  4. were escaping
  5. were escaping
  6. were escaping
future
  1. shall escape
  2. will escape
  3. will escape
  4. shall escape
  5. will escape
  6. will escape
continuous present
  1. am escaping
  2. are escaping
  3. is escaping
  4. are escaping
  5. are escaping
  6. are escaping
subjunctive
  1. be escaped
  2. be escaped
  3. be escaped
  4. be escaped
  5. be escaped
  6. be escaped
diverse
  1. escape!
  2. let's escape!
  3. escaped
  4. escaping
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

escape [the ~] noun

  1. the escape
    the breakout; the escaping; the break; the escape; the getting away; the jailbreak
    the flight
    – the act of escaping physically 1
    • flight [the ~] noun
      • his flight was an indication of his guilt1
  2. the escape
    – the act of escaping physically 1
    the escape; the flight
    – the act of escaping physically 1
    • escape [the ~] noun
      • he made his escape from the mental hospital1
      • the canary escaped from its cage1
    • flight [the ~] noun
      • his flight was an indication of his guilt1
  3. the escape
    – a means or way of escaping 1
    the escape
    – a means or way of escaping 1
    • escape [the ~] noun
      • hard work was his escape from worry1
      • they installed a second hatch as an escape1
      • their escape route1
  4. the escape
    – an avoidance of danger or difficulty 1
    the escape
    – an avoidance of danger or difficulty 1
    • escape [the ~] noun
      • that was a narrow escape1
  5. the escape
    – an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy 1
    the escape; the escapism
    – an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy 1
    • escape [the ~] noun
      • romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life1
    • escapism [the ~] noun
      • his alcohol problem was a form of escapism1
  6. the escape
    – nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do 1
    the escape; the evasion; the dodging
    – nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do 1
    • escape [the ~] noun
      • that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive1
    • evasion [the ~] noun
      • his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible1
    • dodging [the ~] noun
  7. the 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 1
    the escape; the safety valve; the escape valve; the relief valve; the escape cock
    – 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 1
  8. the escape
    – the discharge of a fluid from some container 1
    the escape; the leak; the leakage; the outflow
    – the discharge of a fluid from some container 1
    • escape [the ~] noun
      • they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe1
    • leak [the ~] noun
      • he had to clean up the leak1
    • leakage [the ~] noun
    • outflow [the ~] noun
  9. the escape
    – a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild 1
    the escape
    – a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild 1

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Related Definitions for "escape":

  1. the act of escaping physically1
    • he made his escape from the mental hospital1
    • the canary escaped from its cage1
  2. a means or way of escaping1
    • hard work was his escape from worry1
    • they installed a second hatch as an escape1
    • their escape route1
  3. an avoidance of danger or difficulty1
    • that was a narrow escape1
  4. an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy1
    • romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life1
  5. nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do1
    • that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive1
  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 level1
  7. the discharge of a fluid from some container1
    • they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe1
  8. a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild1
  9. issue or leak, as from a small opening1
    • Gas escaped into the bedroom1
  10. fail to experience1
  11. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action1
  12. run away from confinement1
    • The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison1
  13. remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion1
    • We escaped to our summer house for a few days1
  14. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by1