escape
verb
to avoid being killed or seriously injured in an accident or attack
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verb
to avoid a dangerous, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation, especially by moving away from it
to avoid a difficult subject or situation
to make arrangements to prevent or deal with something bad that may happen
to do something to avoid a dangerous situation
to avoid being killed or seriously injured only because you were lucky or made a very big effort
to avoid taking any risks
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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