にげる

Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of にげる – see the following entry.

[verb] to escape; to run away; to get away (so to not get caught)

[verb] to escape (from a dangerous or bad situation)

[verb] to avoid, to stay away from

[verb] (sports) to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

[verb] to deviate from normal (condition, direction)

Alternative spellings
遁げる, 北げる

(This term, にげる, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)