Joke

noun

/dʒəʊk/

Word Frequency: 8.1

Definitions

1.nounAn amusing story.

2.nounSomething said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.

"It was a joke!"

3.nounThe root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one

4.nounA laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.

"The president was a joke."

5.verbTo do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.

"I didn’t mean what I said — I was only joking."

6.verb(intransitive, followed by with) To dupe in a friendly manner for amusement; to mess with, play with.

"Relax, man, I'm just joking with you."

7.verbTo make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.

"to joke a comrade"

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