The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation. / Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid, or an electric current through defective insulation. / Something that has escaped; an escapee.

(authorship) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject. / (obsolete) A test, experiment; an assay. / (now rare) An attempt.

(dated, transitive) To try. / (intransitive) To move forth, as into battle.

(transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

(law) A written instrument, such as a deed, temporarily deposited with a neutral third party (the escrow agent), by the agreement of two parties to a valid contract. The escrow agent will deliver the document to the benefited party when the conditions of the contract have been met. The depositor has no control over the instrument in escrow.

To place in escrow.

A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town. / The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country. / A grass plat; a lawn.

To find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.

An act of finding out or observing by spying or looking; an espial or espying. / A scout or spy. / (uncountable) The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means; espionage.

(countable) System of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.