escapologynoun [ U ]
uk/ˌes.kəˈpɒl.ə.dʒi/us/ˌes.kəˈpɑː.lə.dʒi/the activity of escaping from chains, boxes, etc. usually for entertainment
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Running away and escaping
- abscond
- back away
- back off
- bail out
- be at large idiom
- be on the run idiom
- fugitive
- gaolbreak
- getaway
- go/be run to ground idiom
- heel
- jailbreak
- leg
- loose
- shake sb/sth off
- shoot through
- skedaddle
- slip
- stand clear
- throw
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escapologist
noun [ C ] uk/ˌes.kəˈpɒl.ə.dʒɪst/us/ˌes.kəˈpɑː.lə.dʒɪst/US usually escape artist