Definitions

1. noun

a French word that means ‘escape’, ‘escape route’, or ‘means of escape’

“The secret echappe in the old mansion allowed them to avoid the guards.”

2. verb

to escape or get away from something or someone

“The bird echappe from the predator’s deadly grasp.”

3. verb

to evade or avoid something

“She tried to echappe the responsibility, but it was too late.”