Escapade - English meaning

noun

An unusual and exciting or daring experience.

Usage examples:

Her recent adventures in italy

verb

Engage in daring or risky activity.

Usage examples:

They had adventured into the forest

noun

An unusual, exciting, and possibly dangerous activity, trip, or experience, or the excitement produced by such activities

Usage examples:

[ c ] she had some exciting adventures in peru., [ u ] henry is looking for thrills and adventure.

noun

An event or sequence of events of a specified kind or that has previously been referred to.

Usage examples:

The board admitted responsibility for the affair

noun

A situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered; a matter

Usage examples:

The meeting was addressed by an expert in south american affairs., what i do in my spare time is my…

verb

Skip or dance about in a lively or playful way.

Usage examples:

Children were capering about the room

noun

A playful skipping movement.

Usage examples:

She did a little caper or dance

noun

The cooked and pickled flower bud of a prickly southern european shrub, used to flavour food.

Usage examples:

Add capers and olives

noun

An action that is performed intentionally or consciously.

Usage examples:

Doing good deeds

verb

Convey or transfer (property or rights) by legal deed.

Usage examples:

They deeded their property to their children

noun

An intentional act, esp. a very bad or very good one

Usage examples:

[ c ] whatever his motives, the deed did save a hundred thousand lives., according to the deed, she…

noun

An event or a group of events occurring as part of a sequence; an incident or period considered in isolation.

Usage examples:

The whole episode has been a major embarrassment

noun

A single event or group of related events

Usage examples:

That was an episode in my life that i’d like to forget.

noun

A thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance.

Usage examples:

The momentous political events of the late 1980s

noun

Anything that happens, esp. something important or unusual

Usage examples:

Sporting events, a charity/fundraising event, political/world events, she later gave me her version…

noun

An activity that is planned for a special purpose and usually involves a lot of people, for example, a meeting, party, trade show, or conference

Usage examples:

Manage/plan/organize an event the marketing team is organizing an event for their new product launc…

noun

Practical contact with and observation of facts or events.

Usage examples:

He had learned his lesson by painful experience

verb

Encounter or undergo (an event or occurrence).

Usage examples:

The company is experiencing difficulties

noun

(the process of getting) knowledge or skill that is obtained from doing, seeing, or feeling things, or something that happens which has an effect on you

Usage examples:

[ u ] do you have any experience working with children?, [ u ] i know from experience that it can g…

verb

Make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).

Usage examples:

500 companies sprang up to exploit this new technology

noun

A bold or daring feat.

Usage examples:

Despite a series of colourful exploits, his agents obtained little intelligence of value

noun

A brave, interesting, or unusual act

Usage examples:

Daredevil exploits, he is not content to limit himself to his exploits on the basketball court., th…

noun

An achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength.

Usage examples:

The new printing presses were considerable feats of engineering

noun

An act that shows skill, strength, or bravery

Usage examples:

A feat of unusual strength, getting the house painted was quite a feat.

noun

Something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, etc. to achieve it

Usage examples:

Feat of the eiffel tower is a remarkable feat of engineering., she performed remarkable feats of or…

verb

Throw or hurl forcefully.

Usage examples:

He picked up the debris and flung it away

noun

A short period of enjoyment or wild behaviour.

Usage examples:

One final fling before a tranquil retirement

verb

Throw with force or recklessness

noun

An activity that one engages in for amusement or fun.

Usage examples:

The kids were playing a game with their balloons

adjective

Eager or willing to do something new or challenging.

Usage examples:

They were game for anything

verb

Manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair or unscrupulous.

Usage examples:

It was very easy for a few big companies to game the system

noun

An event or occurrence.

Usage examples:

Altogether it was an eerie happening

adjective

Fashionable; trendy.

Usage examples:

A happening neighbourhood

verb

Take place; occur.

Usage examples:

Two hours had passed and still nothing had happened

noun

An instance of something happening; an event or occurrence.

Usage examples:

Several amusing incidents

adjective

Liable to happen because of; resulting from.

Usage examples:

The changes incident to economic development

noun

A practical joke.

Usage examples:

The childish jape of depositing a stink bomb in her locker

verb

Say or do something in jest or mockery.

Usage examples:

Tama janowitz, the novelist, was among those who made speeches, and a tape was played showing the d…

noun

Playful misbehaviour, especially on the part of children.

Usage examples:

She'll make sure danny doesn't get into mischief

noun

Behavior, esp. of a child, that is slightly bad or causes trouble but is not intended to harm anyone

Usage examples:

Some of the neighborhood kids like to get into mischief., she’s a cute little girl, but full of mis…

noun

An important assignment given to a person or group of people, typically involving travel abroad.

Usage examples:

A fact-finding mission to the czech republic

noun

The action of sending someone to a place to do a particular job, esp. one for a government or religious organization, or the job the person has been sent to do

Usage examples:

They were sent on a secret political mission to the middle east., fig. she’s a woman on a mission (…

noun

The result that a company or an organization is trying to achieve through its plans or actions

Usage examples:

Core/main/primary mission the main mission of the home ownership group is to arrange loans for firs…

noun

An incident or event.

Usage examples:

Vandalism used to be a rare occurrence

noun

A practical joke or mischievous act.

Usage examples:

The tapestry was stolen as part of a drunken student prank

verb

Play a trick or practical joke on (someone).

Usage examples:

The individuals who were pranked thought they were auditioning to be a tv show host

verb

(especially of a child or animal) play roughly and energetically.

Usage examples:

The noisy pack of children romped around the gardens

noun

A spell of rough, energetic play.

Usage examples:

A romp in the snow

verb

Pass time by playing tricks or practical jokes; indulge in horseplay.

Usage examples:

He was skylarking with a friend when he fell into a pile of boxes

noun

A common eurasian and north african lark of farmland and open country, noted for its prolonged song given in hovering flight.

Usage examples:

A typical farming village in this region attracts tree sparrows, black redstarts, gray partridge, s…

noun

A spell or sustained period of unrestrained activity of a particular kind.

Usage examples:

He went on a six-month crime spree

verb

Take part in a spree.

Usage examples:

They don't want work, they're too busy spreeing!

noun

A short period of doing something in an extreme way without control

Usage examples:

A shopping/spending spree

verb

Prevent from growing or developing properly.

Usage examples:

Some weeds produce chemicals that stunt the plant's growth

noun

An action displaying spectacular skill and daring.

Usage examples:

The stunt involved jumping out of a hot-air balloon while attached to a piece of elastic

verb

Perform stunts, especially aerobatics.

Usage examples:

Agile terns are stunting over the water

noun

A formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.

Usage examples:

The newspaper accounts of the trial

verb

Test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance.

Usage examples:

Teachers all over the uk are trialling the materials

noun

The examination in a court of law of the facts of a case to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or responsible for an injury to another person

Usage examples:

[ c ] a criminal/civil trial, [ u ] the case will soon go to trial (= begin)., [ u ] she must still…

noun

A cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone.

Usage examples:

He's a double-dealer capable of any mean trick

verb

Cunningly deceive or outwit.

Usage examples:

Many people have been tricked by villains with false identity cards

adjective

Intended or used to deceive or mystify, or to create an illusion.

Usage examples:

A trick question

noun

A risky or daring journey or undertaking.

Usage examples:

Pioneering ventures into little-known waters

verb

Undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action.

Usage examples:

She ventured out into the blizzard

noun

An activity or plan of action, often in business, that involves risk or uncertainty

Usage examples:

His most recent business venture ended in bankruptcy., [ i always + adv/prep ] he wanted to venture…