Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse); to take cover
あの男も逃げたらしい。It seems that man ran away too.
2. to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away
逃げて解決する問題でもないし。And it's not a problem you can solve by running away from it.
3. to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win)
その馬は最後まで逃げて勝った。That horse kept the lead all the way and won.
4. to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor)
窓から暖かい空気が逃げていく。Warm air is escaping through the window.
5. to fail to hold an ideal posture
as 腰が〜 or 体が〜