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escapery

escapery noun: an act of escape (To get free; to free oneself); escapology.

Noun

escapery (uncountable)

  1. An act of escape (To get free; to free oneself); escapology.
    • I thought he'd be pleased at my nifty escapery but he wasn't.2014, Jeremy Strong, Kidnapped! The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog's Sizzling Summer, Penguin Random House Children's UK
    • In his notes for a book on the art of escapery, Houdini later wrote, regarding a “challenge” in the form of a wicker basket2016, William Lindsay Gresham, Houdini: The Man Who Walked Through Walls, Golden Springs Publishing
  2. An opportunity to escape, or an act of doing so (To avoid responsibilities and stresses for a time.)
    • I had a visa for a year and a chance of more discovery and escapery.2006, Michael Willey, Ojisan Zanoni, Matador, page 14
    • Escapery is a terrific move.2020, Lord Birthday, Your Life Is a Life of Hope!: Thoughts on Things That Make Life Worth Living, Andrew McMeels Publishing

Questions about escapery

What does escapery mean?
Escapery means an act of escape (To get free; to free oneself); escapology.
What part of speech is escapery?
Escapery is a noun.

Words near escapery in the dictionary

  1. escapelessness
  2. escapement
  3. escapements
  4. escaper
  5. escapers
  6. escapery
  7. escapes
  8. escapest
  9. escapeth
  10. escapeway
  11. escapeways

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