verb Download 🔗Share To get free; to free oneself. Examples : "The factory was evacuated after toxic gases escaped from a pipe." action situation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share Having escaped, especially from prison or another place of confinement. Examples : "People are being warned not to approach the escaped prisoner." police law action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading