escape-n; 8 Senses

Sense Number 1: release from confinement

Commentary: ESCAPE[+event][+release][+from_confinement]

Examples:
The prisoners' daring escape was described in the newspaper.
The horse made an easy escape by jumping the fence.
He said there was no escape from this world except death. (metaphoric extension)

Mappings:
PropBank: escape.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: a diversion from some unpleasant reality

Commentary: ESCAPE[+activity][+diversion][+temporary][+from_reality]

Examples:
Her main escape was watching daily soap operas.
The vacation was to be an escape from his dreary, monotonous office job.
Work became his only escape from worry and depression.

Mappings:
PropBank: escape.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: the leakage of a substance

Commentary: ESCAPE[+event][+leakage][+of_substance][+from_container]

Examples:
The explosion was caused by the escape of flammable gas from a broken pipe.
John poured the freshly brewed coffee into a thermos to prevent the escape of the volatile flavors.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 4: mechanism that is a safety valve

Commentary: ESCAPE[+artifact][+mechanism][+valve][+safety]

Examples:
The steam boiler has an escape that opens automatically when the pressure builds to a certain level.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8

Sense Number 5: the avoidance of some adversity, danger or unpleasantness

Commentary: ESCAPE[+event][+avoidance][+of_adversity]

Examples:
The couple had a narrow escape from injury.
There is no escape at this point from filling out the tedious tax returns. (can no longer avoid it)

Mappings:
PropBank: escape.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4

Sense Number 6: location serving the role of an exit

Commentary: ESCAPE[+location][+role][+exit]

Examples:
The fire code requires that the room have two routes of escape from it.
The burglar climbed up the fire escape.
The underground tunnel was a secret escape for the royal family.

Mappings:
PropBank: escape.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 7: a cultivated plant that is now growing wild

Commentary: ESCAPE[+entity][+organism][+plant][+cultivated][+growing_wild]

Examples:
The white flowers along the road here are probably escapes from the botanical garden.
The untended pineapple escapes were small and bug-infested.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 8: an interrupter key on a computer keyboard

Commentary: ESCAPE[+artifact][+key][+function][+interrupter][+on_keyboard][+computer]

Examples:
Hit escape to stop the application.
Where is the escape key located on your keyboard?

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1e