(Canada, US) A subspecies or variety of broad-leaved endive (Cichorium endivia subsp. endivia, syn. Cichorium endivia var. latifolium), which is eaten as a vegetable.

An inclination to escape from routine or reality into fantasy. / A genre of book, film etc. that one uses to indulge this tendency. / The performance of an escape artist.

Any genre of literature used as escapism

A company that provides customers with companions or prostitutes for a fee.

A company that provides customers with companions for a fee, usually for sexual services, which services are not performed on company premises.

(computing, telecommunications) A single metacharacter, usually a control code, which in a sequence of characters signifies that what is to follow takes an alternative interpretation. The term escape sequence refers to the escape character and the subsequent character or characters so modified.

A decorative nail with a round, domed head, usually made of, or plated with, brass or copper, and used for fastening escutcheons, label-card holders, or other decorative surface hardware to wood surfaces.

(kayaking) The act of turning one's kayak from an upright position, laterally 360 degrees (going underwater and coming back up) while still moving forward.

The rubbing of one's nose against another's as a sign of affection.

(cardiology) A heart rhythm that is initiated at places other than the sinus node.