adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of escape form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having escaped, especially from prison or another place of confinement. not-comparable

   "People are being warned not to approach the escaped prisoner."

Adjective

1. 1
   having escaped, especially from confinement wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

at largedisengagedfreefugitivelooseon loose

Example

More examples

"We escaped death by a hair's breadth."

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