escaped

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/ɪˈskeɪpt/ English

Definitions

verb

To get free; to free oneself.“The factory was evacuated after toxic gases escaped from a pipe.”
To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.“He only got a fine and so escaped going to jail.”
To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.“Luckily, I escaped with only a fine.”
To elude the observation or notice of; to not be seen or remembered by.“The name of the hotel escapes me at present.”

adjective

Having escaped, especially from prison or another place of confinement.“People are being warned not to approach the escaped prisoner.”

Related words

Synonyms

loose free at large at liberty on the loose fugitive runaway gone dropped leaked deserted failed weathered overlooked ran shank

Associated

unharmed unscathed convict convicts captivity hid slaves fled fleeing hiding prison custody

Rhymes

draped raped gaped shaped scraped reshaped waped taped caped videotaped

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