The meaning of Escaping

ɪˈskeɪp

Escaping – definition

verb
Break free from confinement or control.
Usage examples:
Two burglars have just escaped from prison
Synonims:
Get away Get out Run away Run off Break out Break free Get free Break loose Make a break for it Bolt Clear out Flee Fly Take flight Make off Take off Decamp Abscond Take to one's heels Make a
verb
Fail to be noticed or remembered by (someone).
Usage examples:
The name escaped him
verb
Interrupt (an operation) by means of the escape key.
Usage examples:
Once installed, traditional linux / unix escaping, quoting or tabbing is necessary to get to direct…

noun
An act of breaking free from confinement or control.
Usage examples:
The gang had made their escape

noun
A form of temporary distraction from reality or routine.
Usage examples:
Romantic novels should present an escape from the dreary realities of life

noun
A leakage of gas, liquid, or heat from a container.
Usage examples:
A lid prevents the escape of poisonous gases

noun
A key on a computer keyboard which either interrupts the current operation or causes subsequent characters to be interpreted differently.
Usage examples:
His first thought, when something went wrong, was to immediately hit the escape key - even when he …

Escaping translation into English

Escaping: translate from English into Chinese

逃跑

Escaping: translate from English into Dutch

Ontsnappen

Escaping: translate from English into French

S'échapper

Escaping: translate from English into German

Flucht

Escaping: translate from English into Hindi

भागने

Escaping: translate from English into Italian

Scappando

Escaping: translate from English into Korean

탈출

Escaping: translate from English into Russian

Побег

Escaping: translate from English into Spanish

Escapando

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French eschaper, based on medieval Latin ex- ‘out’ + cappa ‘cloak’. Compare with escapade.

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Escaping synonims

abscond

verb
Leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or avoid arrest.
Usage examples:
The barman absconded with a week's takings

verb
Run away, often taking something or somebody along

All meanings and translations of Abscond

bolt

bəʊlt

noun
A bar that slides into a socket to fasten a door or window.
Usage examples:
He reached through the hole in the door and slid the bolt on the inside.

verb
Fasten (a door or window) with a bar that slides into a socket.
Usage examples:
All the doors were locked and bolted

verb
(of a horse or other animal) run away suddenly, typically from fear.
Usage examples:
The horses shied and bolted

All meanings and translations of Bolt

break out

phrasal verb
Begin suddenly and sometimes violently

phrasal verb
To escape from a place or a situation
Usage examples:
Two inmates broke out of prison and are still at large., detergents make my hands break out., i hat…

collocation
To start feeling extremely worried or frightened
Usage examples:
The memory of it still makes me break out in a cold sweat., he could not even hear her name mention…

All meanings and translations of Break out

clear out

klɪər

phrasal verb
Empty completely

phrasal verb
To leave a building or other place, esp. without much warning
Usage examples:
Her landlord gave her a week to clear out of her apartment.

phrasal verb
To sell products at a cheap price in order to get rid of them
Usage examples:
Thanks to the unprecedented bargains they offered in recent months, car dealers have cleared out mo…

All meanings and translations of Clear out

decamp

diːˈkæmp

verb
Leave a place suddenly or secretly.
Usage examples:
Now he has decamped to hollywood

verb
To leave suddenly and unexpectedly, usually without telling anyone
Usage examples:
He decamped from the hotel with someone else's luggage.

All meanings and translations of Decamp

fly

verb
(of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings.
Usage examples:
Close the door or the moths will fly in

noun
An opening at the crotch of a pair of trousers, closed with a zip or buttons and typically covered with a flap.
Usage examples:
Interesting alternatives are velcro straps or, if the shorts fit perfectly, stylish button flies.

noun
A flying insect of a large order characterized by a single pair of transparent wings and sucking (and often also piercing) mouthparts. flies are of great importance as vectors of disease.
Usage examples:
Almost 40 years ago ed lewis discovered a remarkable fly that differs from an ordinary fly by one e…

All meanings and translations of Fly

take off

teɪk

phrasal verb
Remove clothes

phrasal verb
To remove or get rid of something
Usage examples:
He took off his shirt and shoes and jumped in the lake., after the poisoning scare, the product was…

phrasal verb
To suddenly start to be successful
Usage examples:
She became an ethical financial adviser ten years ago, just as green investing began to take off., …

All meanings and translations of Take off

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