Emily Dickinson Lexicon

escape (-s, -ed, -ing, 'scaping), v. [ME < L. ex, out & cappa, cloth.] (webplay: flee, flight, life, obtain, pass, retaken, sea, warrant, will, world).

1. Retreat; move away.
2. Fly; take flight; [fig.] collide; [word play on “scraping”] crash.
3. Abandon; flee; break free; [fig.] die; expire.
4. Evade; elude; avoid.
5. Leave; depart; pass away.