escaping

B1 · Intermediate

v. avoiding something unpleasant or boring.

v. the act of avoiding or eluding a specific responsibility, reality, or unpleasant sensation.

“He spent the whole weekend reading as a way of escaping his stressful job.”

“Many people find that listening to music is an effective method of escaping the mundane pressures of daily life.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun Science Technical

n. the act of a gas, liquid, or sound leaking out of a container.

n. the physical emission or leakage of a substance or energy from a confined space.

“The engineer noticed a small amount of gas escaping from the pipe.”

“The rapid escaping of steam from the safety valve indicated that the pressure inside the boiler had reached a critical level.”