#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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