scape

Meaning

1. A leafless stalk growing directly out of a root.
2. The basal segment of an insect's antenna (i.e. the part closest to the body).
3. The basal part of the ovipositor of an insect, more specifically known as the oviscape.
4. The shaft of a column.
5. The apophyge of a shaft.
6. Escape
7. A means of escape; evasion.
8. A freak; a slip; a fault; an escapade.
9. A loose act of vice or lewdness.
10. To escape
11. The cry of the snipe when flushed.
12. The snipe itself.

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Sources

1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data