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Theftbote :: Theftbote (n.) The receiving of a man's goods again from a thief, or a compensation for them, by way of composition, with the intent that the thief shall escape punishment..

Hairbreadth :: Hairbreadth (a.) Having the breadth of a hair; very narrow; as, a hairbreadth escape..

Near :: Near (adv.) So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow; as, a near escape..

Escape :: Escape (n.) Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid..

Vent :: Vent (n.) Fig.: Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or privacy; outlet.

Grasshopper :: Grasshopper (n.) In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out and replaced with the key; -- called also the hopper..

Escape :: Escape (n.) A sally.

Escapement :: Escapement (n.) The act of escaping; escape.

Regain :: Regain (v. t.) To gain anew; to get again; to recover, as what has escaped or been lost; to reach again..

Creephole :: Creephole (n.) A hole or retreat into which an animal may creep, to escape notice or danger..

Bloodhound :: Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff..

Hernia :: Hernia (n.) A protrusion, consisting of an organ or part which has escaped from its natural cavity, and projects through some natural or accidental opening in the walls of the latter; as, hernia of the brain, of the lung, or of the bowels. Hernia of the abdominal viscera in most common. Called also rupture..

Like :: Like (v. i.) To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape narrowly; as, he liked to have been too late. Cf. Had like, under Like, a..

Remontoir :: Remontoir (n.) See under Escapement.

Gas-burner :: Gas-burner (n.) The jet piece of a gas fixture where the gas is burned as it escapes from one or more minute orifices.

Slip :: Slip (n.) To depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding; to go or come in a quiet, furtive manner; as, some errors slipped into the work..

Effervesce :: Effervesce (v. i.) To be in a state of natural ebullition; to bubble and hiss, as fermenting liquors, or any fluid, when some part escapes in a gaseous form..

Invest :: Invest (v. t.) To inclose; to surround of hem in with troops, so as to intercept succors of men and provisions and prevent escape; to lay siege to; as, to invest a town..

Cold :: Cold (n.) The sensation produced by the escape of heat; chilliness or chillness.

Barely :: Barely (adv.) But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare ( of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there was barely enough for all; he barely escaped..

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