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1. Definition: 1. any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all

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1. Definition: 1. express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance"

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1. Definition: 1. subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

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1. Definition: 1. play in ragtime; "rag that old tune"

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1. Definition: 1. make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"

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1. Definition: 1. be sustained or supported or borne; "His glasses rode high on his nose"; "The child rode on his mother's hips"; "She rode a wave of popularity"; "The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name"

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1. Definition: 1. aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

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1. Definition: 1. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

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1. Definition: 1. harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

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1. Definition: 1. witty remark

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1. Definition: 1. make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him"

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1. Definition: 1. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

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1. Definition: 1. showing your contempt by derision

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1. Definition: 1. (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven

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1. Definition: 1. mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman"

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1. Definition: 1. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

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1. Definition: 1. smile contemptuously; "she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano"

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1. Definition: 1. treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules"

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1. Definition: 1. explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

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1. Definition: 1. a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"

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1. Definition: 1. harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

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1. Definition: 1. the occupation of athletes who compete for pay

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1. Definition: 1. reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"

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1. Definition: 1. witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift

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1. Definition: 1. treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"

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1. Definition: 1. be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"

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1. Definition: 1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

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1. Definition: 1. a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn

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1. Definition: 1. take liberties or act with too much confidence

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1. Definition: 1. the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

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1. Definition: 1. humorous or satirical mimicry

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1. Definition: 1. ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal"

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1. Definition: 1. witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift

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1. Definition: 1. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"

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1. Definition: 1. a wild or unrefined state

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1. Definition: 1. light teasing repartee

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1. Definition: 1. cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey"

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1. Definition: 1. frivolous banter

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1. Definition: 1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

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1. Definition: 1. ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal"

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1. Definition: 1. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of deriding or treating with contempt

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1. Definition: 1. make a comment, usually ironic

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1. Definition: 1. be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"

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