escaped; escaping
Definition of escape
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a : to get away (as by flight)
escaped from prison
b : to issue from confinement
gas is escaping
c of a plant : to run wild from cultivation
2 : to avoid a threatening evil
the boat sank but the crew escaped
1 : to get free of : break away from
escape the jungle escape the solar system
2 : to get or stay out of the way of : avoid efforts to escape poverty
3 : to fail to be noticed or recallable by
his name escapes me
4a : to issue from
a smile escaped me
b : to be uttered involuntarily by
a sigh of relief escaped her
escape
nounDefinition of escape (Entry 2 of 3)
1 : an act or instance of escaping: such as
a : flight from confinement
b : evasion of something undesirable
c : leakage or outflow especially of a fluid
d : distraction or relief from routine or reality
2 : a means of escape
3 : a cultivated plant run wild
escape
adjectiveDefinition of escape (Entry 3 of 3)
1 : providing a means of escape
escape literature
2 : providing a means of evading a regulation, claim, or commitment
an escape clause in a contract
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The first known use of escape was in the 13th century
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