'Escaping' definitions:
Definition of 'Escaping'
From: 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]
Words containing 'Escaping'
- Escapable,
- Escape,
- Escaped,
- Escapement,
- Escaper,
- escape from,
- escapism,
- Cylinder escapement,
- Deadbeat escapement,
- Detached escapement,
- Duplex escapement,
- Escape pipe,
- Escape valve,
- Escape wheel,
- Fire escape,
- Lever escapement,
- Recoil escapement,
- Voluntary escape,
- escape cock,
- escape expert,
- escape hatch,
- escape mechanism,
- escape notice,
- escape velocity,
- narrow escape