
1) Magic trick
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Escapology is the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps. Escapologists (also classified as escape artists) escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, cages, coffins, steel boxes, barrels, bags, burning buildings, fish-tanks and other perils, often in combination. ==History== The art of escaping from restraints and confined spaces has been...
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study of freeing oneself from constraints
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The practice of escaping from restraints or other traps. Escapologists escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, cages, steel boxes, barrels, bags, burning buildings, fish-tanks and other perils, often in combination.
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noun the study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment)
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the method or skill of extricating oneself from handcuffs, chains, etc., as of a magician or other performer.
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