escaping

es-cap-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    The present participle of "escape"; the act of getting away from a place, situation, or danger.

  2. 2.

    Avoiding or evading something unpleasant or unwanted.

  3. 3.

    (Computing) Converting special characters to prevent interpretation by a parser or system.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    escaping notice — avoiding being seen or detected
  • •
    no escaping — impossible to avoid

Related words

Antonyms: remaining, staying, surrendering
See also: escape, evading, fled
Synonyms: evading, fleeing, running away

Etymology

From Old French eschaper ("to escape, get free"), from Vulgar Latin excappare, literally "to get out of one's cape," from Latin ex- ("out") + cappa ("cape, cloak").