PRACTICAL JOKE

Meaning of PRACTICAL JOKE in English

[practical joke] n (ca. 1847): a prank intended to trick or embarrass someone or cause physical discomfort -- practical joker n

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

PRACTICAL JOKE — noun Date: 1776 a prank intended to trick or embarrass someone or cause physical discomfort, ~r noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRACTICAL JOKE — noun : a joke whose humor stems from the tricking or abuse of an individual placed somehow at a disadvantage
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRACTICAL JOKE — — practical joker . a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRACTICAL JOKE — jest, trick, pulling of one's leg, prank, good-natured trick
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PRACTICAL JOKE — Date: 1776 : a prank intended to trick or embarrass someone or cause physical discomfort • practical joker noun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRACTICAL JOKE — Function: noun Date: 1776 : a prank intended to trick or embarrass someone or cause physical discomfort – practical joker …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PRACTICAL JOKE — ■ noun a trick played on someone in order to make them look foolish and to amuse others. Derivatives ~r …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PRACTICAL JOKE — noun a trick that is played on sb to make them look stupid and to make other people laugh ► …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRACTICAL JOKE — ˌpractical ˈjoke BrE AmE noun [countable] a trick that is intended to give someone a surprise or shock, or to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRACTICAL JOKE — ( practical jokes) A practical joke is a trick that is intended to embarrass someone or make them look ridiculous. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRACTICAL JOKE — (~s) A ~ is a trick that is intended to embarrass someone or make them look ridiculous. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PRACTICAL JOKE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ At first I thought it was an enormous practical joke . ▪ Baker said that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRACTICAL JOKE — See ↑ JOKE 2
Longman Activator English vocab
PRACTICAL JOKE — 25B6; noun TRICK, joke, prank, jape, hoax; informal leg-pull.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRACTICAL JOKE — (грубая) шутка (сыгранная с кем-л.), розыгрыш (грубая) шутка, проказа
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRACTICAL JOKE — Шутка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PRACTICAL JOKE — Фарш
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PRACTICAL JOKE — Фарс
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PRACTICAL JOKE — Проделка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PRACTICAL JOKE — Выходка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PRACTICAL JOKE — (грубая) шутка (сыгранная с кем-л.), розыгрыш
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PRACTICAL JOKE — (грубая) шутка, проказа
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PRACTICAL JOKE — розыгрыш, грубая шутка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PRACTICAL JOKE — розыгрыш, грубая шутка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PRACTICAL JOKE — (грубая) шутка (сыгранная с кем-л.), розыгрыш
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PRACTICAL JOKE — (грубая) шутка (сыгранная с кем-л.), розыгрыш
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PRACTICAL JOKE — (грубая) шутка (сыгранная с кем-л.), розыгрыш
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PRACTICAL JOKE — (грубая) шутка (сыгранная с кем-л.), розыгрыш
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PRACTICAL JOKE — Фарш
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
PRACTICAL JOKE — Фарс
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
PRACTICAL JOKE — розыгрыш; грубая шутка
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
PRACTICAL JOKE — (грубая) шутка (сыгранная с кем-л.), розыгрыш (грубая) шутка, проказа
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRACTICAL JOKE — (грубая) шутка, проказа
Англо-Русский словарь
PRACTICAL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) {{link=Practical Learning School">Practical Learning School practical reason
Английский словарь Британика
PRACTICAL — I. ˈpraktə̇kəl, -tēk- adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Late Latin practic us practical (from Greek praktikos, from praktos, verbal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JOKE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRACTICAL — (a.) Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.
Английский словарь Webster
PRACTICAL — ( a. ) Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRACTICAL — — practicality, practicalness , n. /prak"ti keuhl/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to practice or action: practical mathematics. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JOKE — — jokeless , adj. — jokingly , adv. /johk/ , n. , v. , joked, joking . n. 1. something …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRACTICAL — I. ˈprak-ti-kəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin practicus, from Greek praktikos, from prassein to pass over, fare, do; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JOKE — I. ˈjōk noun Etymology: Latin jocus; perhaps akin to Old High German gehan to say, Sanskrit yācati he asks Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRACTICAL — adj of or pertaining to practice or action. 2. practical ·adj derived from practice; as, practical skill. 3. practical ·adj …
Webster English vocab
JOKE — noun something not said seriously, or not actually meant; something done in sport. 2. joke ·vi to do something for …
Webster English vocab
PRACTICAL — [prac.ti.cal] adj [ME, fr. LL practicus, fr. Gk praktikos, fr. prassein to pass over, fare, do; akin to Gk peran …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JOKE — [joke] n [L jocus; perh. akin to OHG gehan to say, Skt yacati he asks] (1670) 1 a: something said …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRACTICAL — practical BrE AmE ˈprækt ɪk ə l ▷ practical|s z ▶ ˌ practical ˈ joke BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRACTICAL — / ˈpræktɪkl; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective CONNECTED WITH REAL THINGS 1. connected with real situations rather than …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JOKE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRACTICAL — I. prac ‧ ti ‧ cal 1 S3 W2 /ˈpræktɪk ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JOKE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRACTICAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or concerned with practice or use rather than theory. 2 suited to use or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRACTICAL — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or concerned with practice or use rather than theory. 2 suited to use or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRACTICAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or concerned with practice or use rather than theory. 2 suited to use or …
Oxford English vocab
PRACTICAL — ( practicals) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The practical aspects of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JOKE — ( jokes, joking, joked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A joke …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRACTICAL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a practical alternative ▪ This treatment represents a practical alternative to surgery. a practical …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JOKE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES black joke ▪ a very black joke dirty jokes ▪ kids telling dirty jokes …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRACTICAL — (SUITABLE) [adjective] - suitable for the situation in which something is usedI tend to wear clothes that are practical rather …
Cambridge English vocab
JOKE
Cambridge English vocab
PRACTICAL — adj. Practical Extraction and Reporting Language. Practical Learning School practical reason
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JOKE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRACTICAL — I. noun ( BrE ) ADJECTIVE ▪ chemistry , physics , etc. ▪ laboratory VERB + PRACTICAL ▪ sit ( …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
JOKE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amusing , funny , good , hilarious ▪ She didn't seem to find my ~s amusing. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

Merriam-Webster English vocab

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