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joke http://cache.lexico.com/g/d/premium.gif http://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/g...una/thinsp.png http://cache.lexico.com/g/d/speaker.gif /http://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/g...una/thinsp.pngdʒoʊk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[http://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/g...una/thinsp.pngjohk] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, joked, jok·ing. –noun <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">1.</td><td valign="top">something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him. </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">2.</td><td valign="top">something that is amusing or ridiculous, esp. because of being ludicrously inadequate or a sham; a thing, situation, or person laughed at rather than taken seriously; farce: Their pretense of generosity is a joke. An officer with no ability to command is a joke. </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">3.</td><td valign="top">a matter that need not be taken very seriously; trifling matter: The loss was no joke. </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">4.</td><td valign="top">something that does not present the expected challenge; something very easy: The test was a joke for the whole class. </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">5.</td><td valign="top">practical joke. </td></tr></tbody></table> –verb (used without object) <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">6.</td><td valign="top">to speak or act in a playful or merry way: He was always joking with us. </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">7.</td><td valign="top">to say something in fun or teasing rather than in earnest; be facetious: He didn't really mean it, he was only joking. </td></tr></tbody></table> –verb (used with object) <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">8.</td><td valign="top">to subject to jokes; make fun of; tease. </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dn" valign="top">9.</td><td valign="top">to obtain by joking: The comedian joked coins from the audience. </td></tr></tbody></table>
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