escaping
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Pronunciation
- IPA /əsˈkeɪpɪŋ/
Noun
escaping noun
- The act of one who escapes; an escape.
- That which escapes or leaks out; an emission.
Verb
escaping 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.”
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