Emily Dickinson Lexicon

escape ('scape), n. [see escape, v.] (webplay: flight, life, retaken, sight, soldier, windy).

1. Flight; [fig.] liberation; release from bondage; [the quoted form of the word may refer to the imperative form of the verb, meaning “Flee!”].
2. Deliverance; respite; rescue; relief; release; [fig.] salvation; redemption.
3. Departure; passage; disappearance; going away; [fig.] death; termination.
4. Freedom; [fig.] play; recreation; diversion; pleasure; [metaphor] joy; delight; exhilaration.
5. Avoidance; evasion.
6. Adventure; escapade; risky situation; close call; near miss.