Definitions
To get away from danger, confinement, or control.
Word origin
From Middle English escapen, from Anglo-Norman and Old Northern French escaper ( = Old French eschaper, modern French échapper), from Vulgar Latin *excappāre (“to escape a garment, get out of one's clothing”, literally “to free oneself from one's cape”), from Latin ex- (“out”) + Late Latin cappa (“cape, cloak”). Cognate with escapade. Also doublet of scape.
Used in a sentence
“The prisoners escaped by jumping over a wall.”
“The factory was evacuated after toxic gases escaped from a pipe.”
“He only got a fine and so escaped going to jail.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Get free”6 letters
02“Get away”6 letters
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