| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Words or actions intended to excite laughter or amusement: jape, jest, joke, quip, witticism. Informal : funny. Slang : ha-ha. See LAUGHTER. 2. Informal. Words or actions intended to excite laughter or amusement: jape, jest, joke, quip, witticism. Informal : funny. Slang : ha-ha. See LAUGHTER. | | VERB: | To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check: burke, choke (back), hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle. Informal : sit on or (upon). See RESTRAINT.
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