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