(1):
(n.) A peduncle rising from the ground or from a subterranean stem, as in the stemless violets, the bloodroot, and the like.
(2):
(n.) The long basal joint of the antennae of an insect.
(3):
(n.) The shaft of a column.
(4):
(n.) The apophyge of a shaft.
(5):
(v. t. & i.) To escape.
(6):
(n.) An escape.
(7):
(n.) Means of escape; evasion.
(8):
(n.) A freak; a slip; a fault; an escapade.
(9):
(n.) Loose act of vice or lewdness.