escapes

es-capes · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Third person singular present tense of "escape"; breaks free from confinement.

  2. 2.

    Plural of "escape"; multiple acts of escaping.

  3. 3.

    Successfully avoids or eludes something.

  4. 4.

    Multiple means of escaping or avoiding reality.

Related words

Antonyms: captures, catches
See also: escape, escaped, flees
Synonyms: evades, flees, getaways

Etymology

Third person singular/plural form of escape, from Old North French eschaper.