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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