#escape__flight  the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"
  supertype:  running_away__runningaway  leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be
  subtype:  evasion  the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
     subtype:  elusion__slip__eluding  the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
     subtype:  evasive_action__evasiveaction__maneuver__manoeuvre  an action aimed at evading an enemy
        subtype:  clinch  (in boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
        subtype:  flight_maneuver__airplane_maneuver  an evasive maneuver by an aircraft
           subtype:  bank.flight_maneuver  a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep bank"
              subtype:  vertical_bank  a bank so steep that the plane's lateral axis approaches the vertical
           subtype:  loop  a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
           subtype:  roll.flight_maneuver  a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude
              subtype:  barrel_roll  a roll in which the plane follows a spiral course
              subtype:  snap_roll  a fast roll
           subtype:  sideslip__slip  a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
        subtype:  straight-arm  (football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent
     subtype:  dodge  a quick evasive movement
  subtype:  breakout__break__jailbreak__gaolbreak__prisonbreak__prison-breaking  an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
  subtype:  lam__getaway  a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
  subtype:  exodus__hegira__hejira  a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
  subtype:  Underground_Railroad__Underground_Railway  abolitionists secret aid to escaping slaves; pre-Civil War in US

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