I. ˈskāp verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English scapen, short for escapen — more at escape
: escape
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from scapen to scape
1. dialect
a. : escape
b. : a means of escape
2.
a. obsolete : a breach of morals : transgression
b. obsolete : an inadvertent error : slip
3. : escapement
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin scapus shaft of a column, stalk — more at shaft
1. : a peduncle arising at or beneath the surface of the ground in an acaulescent plant (as the bloodroot, tulip, or primrose) ; broadly : a flower stalk
2.
a. : the shaft of a column
b. : apophyge
3. : stem , shaft : as
a. : the basal joint of an insect antenna especially when longer than the other joints
b. : the shaft of a feather
c. : the peduncle of the balancer of a dipterous insect
IV. noun
( -s )
Etymology: back-formation from landscape
: a scenic view (as of sea, land, or sky)
V. noun
( -s )
Etymology: imitative
1. : the cry or note of a flushed snipe
2. : snipe