Available Definitions:
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.