escape

/ɪˈskeɪp/verb
Elementary
1

To get free; to free oneself.

2

To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.

3

To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.

4

To elude the observation or notice of; to not be seen or remembered by.

5

To cause (a single character, or all such characters in a string) to be interpreted literally, instead of with any special meaning it would usually have in the same context, often by prefixing with another character.

6

To halt a program or command by pressing a key (such as the "Esc" key) or combination of keys.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing