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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Escape \Es*cape"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Escaped; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Escaping.] [OE. escapen, eschapen, OF. escaper,
     eschaper, F. echapper, fr. LL. ex cappa out of one's cape or
     cloak; hence, to slip out of one's cape and escape. See 3d
     Cape, and cf. Scape, v.]
     1. To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to
        shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger.
        ``Sailors that escaped the wreck.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To avoid the notice of; to pass unobserved by; to evade;
        as, the fact escaped our attention.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They escaped the search of the enemy. --Ludlow.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Escape \Es*cape"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Escaped; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Escaping.] [OE. escapen, eschapen, OF. escaper,
     eschaper, F. echapper, fr. LL. ex cappa out of one's cape or
     cloak; hence, to slip out of one's cape and escape. See 3d
     Cape, and cf. Scape, v.]
     1. To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to
        shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger.
        ``Sailors that escaped the wreck.'' --Shak.
  
     2. To avoid the notice of; to pass unobserved by; to evade;
        as, the fact escaped our attention.
  
              They escaped the search of the enemy. --Ludlow.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  escaping
     n.
     1 The act of one who escapes; an escape.
     2 That which escapes or leaks out; an emission.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: escape)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  escaping
     n.
     1 The act of one who escapes; an escape.
     2 That which escapes or leaks out; an emission.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: escape)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  escaping
     n.
     1 The act of one who escapes; an escape.
     2 That which escapes or leaks out; an emission.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: escape)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  escaping
     n.
     1 The act of one who escapes; an escape.
     2 That which escapes or leaks out; an emission.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: escape)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  escaping
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en escape ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb escape)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Escaping /ɛskˈeɪpɪŋ/
  الهروب

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  escaping /ɛskˈeɪpɪŋ/ 
  unikající