browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about escaped
escaped |
2 definitions found 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: escaped adj : having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood" [syn: {at large(p)}, {at liberty(p)}, {loose}, {on the loose(p)}]
more about escaped
This work is licensed under a
