The document discusses the word "escape" and provides information about its meaning and usage. It notes that opposites of escape include capture and confinement. Images inspired by the word include Houdini, escaping from a prison, and leaving using a keyboard. The etymology of escape traces it to 1200s meaning leaving a pursuer with your cape. Over time, the word has been used to describe a mental state since 1853 and an "escape clause" since 1945. Metaphors for escape include a narrow escape or escaping by the skin of your teeth. Categories of escape include escaping pursuers, oneself, confinement, or "the rules."