| has gloss | (noun) 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"
escape, flight |
| lexicalization | eng: escape |
| lexicalization | eng: flight |
| subclass of | (noun) the act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be
running away |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
evasion |
| has subclass | (noun) an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
break, breakout, jailbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking, gaolbreak |
| has subclass | (noun) a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
lam, getaway |
| has subclass | (noun) a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
exodus, hejira, hegira |
| has subclass | (noun) a hasty flight
skedaddle |
| has instance | (noun) the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year
Hegira, Hejira |
| has instance | (noun) secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War
Underground Railway, Underground Railroad |