Escape and Shake

Escape

Escape verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

Usage example: a judge who is very determined not to let criminals escape punishment

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Shake and escape are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shake" instead a verb "Escape".

Shake verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

Usage example: we shook our pursuers by cutting through the abandoned lot

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Escape and shake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Escape" instead a verb "Shake".

Nearby Words: shaky, shaking, shaken, shakedown, shaker

good	good escape	good shake
special	special escape	special shake
free	free escape	free shake
true	true escape	true shake
Other adjectives: obvious, real, quick, opening, ultimate, classic, subsequent, giant.

body	escape body	shake body
system	escape system	shake system
house	escape house	shake house
time	escape time	shake time
Other words: room, way, earth, world, building, tower, pursuers.

Hero with Bad Publicity: He's probably the most Jedi-like Jedi on Taris—and anywhere he goes to escape the Covenant—but he just can't shake that supposedly-killed-his-classmates thing.

Source: Characters / Knights of the Old Republic
Icon of Rebellion: Barrack C lines up to shake Øystein's hand after his escape attempt, and he only got as far as the infirmary.

Source: Film / King of Devil's Island
Later on, when you encounter Dalton in the Ocean Palace, he feels the palace shake and believes Lavos is waking up, so he decides to escape rather than fight you.

Source: Screw This Im Outta Here / Video Games

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