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逃げ切る [news1,nf24] 逃切る
にげきる [news1,nf24]
1. [v5r,vi]
▶ to make good one's escape
▶ to get away
▶ to outrun
2. [v5r,vi]
▶ to hold on (and win)
▶ to win narrowly

Conjugations


History:
2. A 2019-08-22 22:07:16  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5: "先頭走者は辛くも逃げ切って優勝した. The leading runner just managed to hold on and win."
daijs (sense 2): "競技などで、相手に追いつかれないで、うまく勝つ。「先行馬が―・る」「五対四で―・る」"
  Comments:
For sporting contexts. I'll add a second sense.
  Diff:
@@ -7,0 +8,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>逃切る</keb>
@@ -16,0 +20 @@
+<gloss>to make good one's escape</gloss>
@@ -19,0 +24,6 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&v5r;</pos>
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
+<gloss>to hold on (and win)</gloss>
+<gloss>to win narrowly</gloss>
+</sense>
1. A* 2019-08-22 09:49:58 
  Comments:
"to manage to hold on" ?
  Diff:
@@ -18 +18 @@
-<gloss>to manage to hold on</gloss>
+<gloss>to outrun</gloss>

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