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Name synonymous with escape
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houdini
Alternative clues for the word houdini
- Author of "Miracle Mongers and Their Methods"
- He was always getting put in handcuffs
- Big name in escapes
- Entertainer born Erik Weisz
- "___ & Doyle" (Fox crime drama that premiered in May 2016)
- Legendary escape artist Harry
- He got out a lot
- United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets of padlocked containers (1874-1926)
Word definitions for houdini in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Houdini is a 1953 Technicolor , fictionalized, biographical film about the life of the magician and escapologist Harry Houdini , played by Tony Curtis , co-starring with then-wife Janet Leigh . It was made by Paramount Pictures , directed by George Marshall ...
Usage examples of houdini.
The Brothers Houdini, sons of Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weiss, taking a solemn vow on a Bible.
Great Houdini at that stage, but I was always on hand, behind the scenes.
Great Houdini, the justly celebrated self-liberator and eclipsing sensation of Europe.
Bess Houdini, with a bright ribbon in her hair and red polish on her lips.
Wintour has been murdered, and only Houdini can tell the police how it was done.
He is a wonderful hand for keeping citizens from getting into the sneezer, and better than Houdini when it comes to getting them out of the sneezer after they are in.
I once saw a film of Houdini clasping his hands behind his back and stepping through them to bring them round to his front.
I had often wondered, just to be on the safe side, if I should get him one of those balancing poles that The Great Houdini used to carry.
Doing a Houdini, I adjusted my head to try and get a good viewing angle, pressing it right up against the iron bars, the hat working as a perfect insulator for my head.