escapable


es·cape

E0207800 (ĭ-skāp′)v. es·caped, es·cap·ing, es·capes v.intr.1. To break loose from confinement; get free: escape from jail.2. To issue from confinement or enclosure; leak or seep out: Gas was escaping from the vent.3. To avoid a serious or unwanted outcome: escaped from the accident with their lives.4. Biology To become established in the wild. Used of a plant or animal.5. Computers To interrupt a command, exit a program, or change levels within a program by using a key, combination of keys, or key sequence.v.tr.1. To succeed in avoiding: The thief escaped punishment.2. To break loose from; get free of: The spacecraft escaped Earth's gravitational field. 3. To be outside the memory or understanding of; fail to be remembered or understood by: Her name escapes me. The book's significance escaped him.4. To issue involuntarily from: A sigh escaped my lips.n.1. The act or an instance of escaping.2. A means of escaping.3. A means of obtaining temporary freedom from worry, care, or unpleasantness: Television is my escape from worry.4. A gradual effusion from an enclosure; a leakage.5. Biology A cultivated plant or a domesticated or confined animal that has become established in the wild.6. Computers A key used especially to interrupt a command, exit a program, or change levels within a program.
[Middle English escapen, from Old North French escaper, from Vulgar Latin *excappāre, to get out of one's cape, get away : Latin ex-, ex- + Medieval Latin cappa, cloak.]
es·cap′a·ble adj.es·cap′er n.Usage Note: The pronunciation (ĭk-skāp′) is often viewed by many as incorrect and is probably a result of confusion with words beginning with the prefix ex-. The word is properly pronounced without the (k) sound between the short i and the (sk) sound: (ĭ-skāp′).
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