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    CLOWN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A person who amuses others by ridiculous behaviorplay

    Synonyms:

    buffoon; clown; goof; goofball; merry andrew

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("clown" is a kind of...):

    comedian; comic (a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clown"):

    harlequin (a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte))

    fool; jester; motley fool (a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages)

    whiteface (a clown whose face is covered with white make-up)

    zany (a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect)

    Instance hyponyms:

    Emmett Kelly; Kelly; Weary Willie (United States circus clown (1898-1979))

    Derivation:

    clown (act as or like a clown)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A rude or vulgar foolplay

    Synonyms:

    buffoon; clown

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("clown" is a kind of...):

    fool; muggins; sap; saphead; tomfool (a person who lacks good judgment)

    Instance hyponyms:

    Pantaloon (a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes)

     II. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they clown  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it clowns  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: clowned  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: clowned  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: clowning  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Act as or like a clownplay

    Synonyms:

    antic; clown; clown around

    Classified under:

    Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

    Hypernyms (to "clown" is one way to...):

    jest; joke (act in a funny or teasing way)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

    Derivation:

    clown (a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior)

    clowning (acting like a clown or buffoon)

    clowning (a comic incident or series of incidents)

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