°To get free, to free oneself.
"The prisoners escaped by jumping over a wall."
°To
avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to
elude, get away from.
"He only got a fine and so escaped going to jail."
noun
°The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
"The prisoners made their escape by digging a tunnel"
°(computing) A key on most modern computer keyboards, sometimes abbreviated
Esc, and typically programmed to cancel some current operation.