a peduncle rising from the ground or from a subterranean stem, as in the stemless violets, the bloodroot, and the like.-the long basal joint of the antennae of an insect.-the shaft of a column.-the apophyge of a shaft.-to escape.-an escape.-means of escape; evasion.-a freak; a slip; a fault; an escapade.-loose act of vice or lewdness.