escape

/əˈskeɪp/

The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.

The prisoners made their escape by digging a tunnel.

Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid, or an electric current through defective insulation.

Something that has escaped; an escapee.

A holiday, viewed as time away from the vicissitudes of life.

Escape key

The text character represented by 27 (decimal) or 1B (hexadecimal).

You forgot to insert an escape in the datastream.

A successful shot from a snooker position.

A defective product that is allowed to leave a manufacturing facility.

That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake, oversight, or transgression.

A sally.

An apophyge.