escape

Etymology
From, from and  ( = Old French , modern French ), from , literally "get out of one's cape, leave a pursuer with just one's cape," from  +. Cognate with.

Verb

 * 1)  To get free; to free oneself.
 * 2)  To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
 * 3)  To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.
 * 4)  To elude the observation or notice of; to not be seen or remembered by.
 * 5) * c. 1698-1699 (year published), Memoirs
 * They escaped the search of the enemy.
 * 1)  To cause (a single character, or all such characters in a string) to be interpreted literally, instead of with any special meaning it would usually have in the same context, often by prefixing with another character.
 * 2) * 1998 August, et al., Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI): Generic Syntax (RFC 2396), page 8:
 * If the data for a URI component would conflict with the reserved purpose, then the conflicting data must be escaped before forming the URI.
 * 1)  To halt a program or command by pressing a key (such as the "Esc" key) or combination of keys.
 * 1)  To elude the observation or notice of; to not be seen or remembered by.
 * 2) * c. 1698-1699 (year published), Memoirs
 * They escaped the search of the enemy.
 * 1)  To cause (a single character, or all such characters in a string) to be interpreted literally, instead of with any special meaning it would usually have in the same context, often by prefixing with another character.
 * 2) * 1998 August, et al., Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI): Generic Syntax (RFC 2396), page 8:
 * If the data for a URI component would conflict with the reserved purpose, then the conflicting data must be escaped before forming the URI.
 * 1)  To halt a program or command by pressing a key (such as the "Esc" key) or combination of keys.
 * If the data for a URI component would conflict with the reserved purpose, then the conflicting data must be escaped before forming the URI.
 * 1)  To halt a program or command by pressing a key (such as the "Esc" key) or combination of keys.
 * 1)  To halt a program or command by pressing a key (such as the "Esc" key) or combination of keys.
 * 1)  To halt a program or command by pressing a key (such as the "Esc" key) or combination of keys.
 * 1)  To halt a program or command by pressing a key (such as the "Esc" key) or combination of keys.
 * 1)  To halt a program or command by pressing a key (such as the "Esc" key) or combination of keys.

Usage notes

 * In senses 2. and 3. this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * American Sign Language: 1@InFinger-PalmForward-5@CenterNeckhigh-PalmDown 1@FromFinger-PalmForward-5@CenterNeckhigh-PalmDown, 1@Palm-PalmDown-5@CenterNeckhigh-PalmDown 1@FromFinger-PalmDown-5@CenterNeckhigh-PalmDown
 * Arabic:
 * Egyptian Arabic: فلت, زوغ, هرب
 * Armenian:
 * Aromanian: scap, ascap
 * Assamese: পলা, ভাগ
 * Asturian: escapar
 * Basque:
 * Bulgarian: отървавам се
 * Catalan: ,
 * Cherokee: ᎠᎵᏘᎠ
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: pääsema
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:, ,
 * Friulian: scjampâ, sčhampâ
 * Galician:, cispar, liscar, iscar, escampaviar, , , afufar, rispar, alimpar
 * Georgian: გაქცევა
 * German:
 * Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌸𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: φεύγω
 * Haitian Creole: chape
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:, , darsela a gambe
 * Japanese: ,
 * Kabuverdianu: fuji
 * Khmer: ,
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish: ,
 * Latin:, evado, aufugio, , subterfugio, , profugio
 * Latvian: izbēgt
 * Lithuanian: pabėgti
 * Malay:
 * Maltese: ħarab
 * Mansaka: losot
 * Maori: oraiti, paheno, pahiko, pakiha, mawhiti, puta te ihu, hōnea, whakatipa
 * Norman: êcapper
 * Northern Sami: báhtarit
 * Norwegian:, unnkomme
 * Occitan:
 * Old English: flēon, wiþfaran
 * Oromo: miliquu
 * Ottoman Turkish: قاچمق
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Romansch: mitschar, mütschir, scappar, scapar, scapper
 * Russian:, , соверша́ть побе́г, соверши́ть побе́г
 * Sanskrit: सिसर्ति
 * Slovak: utiecť
 * Slovene:, pobegniti
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swahili: ponyoka
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: takas
 * Tamil: தப்பி
 * Thai:
 * Tibetan:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: рятува́тися, врятува́тися, спаса́тися, спасти́ся, утіка́ти, втіка́ти, втекти́
 * Venetian: scanpar
 * Vietnamese:, trốn thoát, trốn khỏi
 * Welsh:
 * Yiddish: אַנטלויפֿן


 * Albanian:
 * Armenian:
 * Aromanian: scap, ascap
 * Assamese: সাৰ
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Cherokee: ᎠᎵᏘᎠ
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: ontsnappen aan,
 * Finnish:, , ,
 * French:
 * Galician: deludir, evanecer, baratar,
 * Georgian:
 * German: ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: φεύγω
 * Italian:, , svicolare,
 * Kabuverdianu: futi, fuji
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Latin: defugio
 * Norwegian:
 * Occitan:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Slovak: vyhnúť sa
 * Slovene: ubežati
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: уника́ти, уни́кнути, омина́ти, омину́ти


 * Bulgarian: изплъзвам се
 * Catalan:
 * Cherokee: ᎠᎵᏘᎠ
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: er vanaf komen
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Galician:, cispar, liscar, iscar, escampaviar, , , afufar, rispar, alimpar
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Italian:, , farla franca
 * Kabuverdianu: futi, fuji
 * Korean:
 * Latin:, evado, aufugio, , subterfugio, , profugio
 * Maori: oraiti, pakiha, pahiko, oma, paheno, rere, mawhiti
 * Occitan:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: komma undan
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese:


 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: jäädä huomaamatta,, jäädä mielestä
 * French: échapper (à quelqu'un)
 * Galician: xiparse, risparse, guiparse, liscarse, safar
 * Greek: ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Northern Sami: vajálduvvat
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish:, eskapoida
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:


 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish: keskeyttää ohjelma
 * Greek:
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: ви́йти,


 * Georgian: ,
 * Telugu:
 * Ute:

Noun

 * 1) The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
 * The prisoners made their escape by digging a tunnel.
 * 1) Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid, or an electric current through defective insulation.
 * 2) Something that has escaped; an escapee.
 * 3) A holiday, viewed as time away from the vicissitudes of life.
 * 4)  escape key
 * 5)  The text character represented by 27 (decimal) or 1B (hexadecimal).
 * You forgot to insert an escape in the datastream.
 * 1)  A successful shot from a snooker position.
 * 2)  A defective product that is allowed to leave a manufacturing facility.
 * 3)  That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake, oversight, or transgression.
 * 4)  A sally.
 * 5)  An apophyge.
 * 1)  A sally.
 * 2)  An apophyge.
 * 1)  An apophyge.

Translations

 * American Sign Language: 1@Palm-PalmDown-5@CenterNeckhigh-PalmDown 1@FromFinger-PalmDown-5@CenterNeckhigh-PalmDown, 1@InFinger-PalmForward-5@CenterNeckhigh-PalmDown 1@FromFinger-PalmForward-5@CenterNeckhigh-PalmDown
 * Arabic: فِرَار, هُرُوب,
 * Egyptian Arabic: هروب, زوغان
 * Armenian:
 * Asturian: escape
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Belarusian: уцёкі
 * Bulgarian: бя́гство
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, poispääsy
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: φυγή
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Latin: fuga, effugium
 * Macedonian: бегство, бег
 * Maori: kaireretanga, oraititanga, whatinga
 * Marathi: सुटका
 * Northern Sami: báhtareapmi
 * Old English: flēam
 * Plautdietsch: Flucht
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: escapada,, escapatória
 * Quechua: ayqiy
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: dol-às
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: бијег, бекство, бјекство
 * Roman:, ,
 * Slovak: útek, únik
 * Slovene: pobeg,
 * Spanish:, , , escapatorio,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: pagtakas
 * Telugu:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian: вте́ча
 * Yiddish: אַנטלויף


 * Finnish:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 退出鍵, 逸出鍵
 * Dutch: escapetoets
 * Finnish: esc-näppäin
 * Japanese: エスケープキー,
 * Marathi: एस्केप
 * Portuguese: esc
 * Russian: эске́йп, кла́виша эске́йп
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Ukrainian: еске́йп


 * Finnish: esc-merkki
 * Marathi: एस्केप
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:


 * Finnish: ,
 * Romanian:


 * Northern Kurdish: (1),  (1),  (2)

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  the  key

Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1) leak
 * 2) exhaust pipe, tailpipe
 * 1) exhaust pipe, tailpipe
 * 1) exhaust pipe, tailpipe