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1. (n.) clown
a comic performer, esp. in a circus, who wears an outlandish costume and makeup and pantomimes common situations in exaggerated fashion, often also juggling, tumbling, etc.
2. clown
a joker or buffoon; jester.
3. clown
a prankster or practical joker.
4. clown
Slang. a boor, oaf, or fool.
5. clown
a peasant; rustic.
6. (v.i.) clown
to act like a clown.
Etymology: (1555–65; earlier cloyne, clowne, perh. akin to ON klunni boor, dial. Dan klunds, dial. Sw klunn log)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) clown, buffoon
a rude or vulgar fool
2. (verb) clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry andrew
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
3. (verb) clown, clown around, antic
act as or like a clown
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1. (noun) clown
a funny performer with a painted face
circus clowns
2. clown
a silly or stupid person
the class clown
3. (verb) clown
to behave in a silly way
students clowning around in class
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) clown
a man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an ill-bred person; a boor
2. (noun) clown
one who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl
3. (noun) clown
the fool or buffoon in a play, circus, etc
4. (verb) clown
to act as a clown; -- with it
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Sense: a person who works in a circus, performing funny acts (usually ridiculously dressed).
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 Afrikaans: hanswors |
 Arabic: مُهَرِّج |
 Bulgarian: клоун |
 Brazilian: palhaço |
 Czech: klaun |
 German: der Clown |
 Danish: klovn |
 Greek: παλιάτσος, κλόουν |
 Spanish: payaso |
 Estonian: kloun |
 Farsi: دلقک |
 Finnish: klovni |
 French: clown |
 Hebrew: מוּקיוֹן |
 Hindi: जोकर |
 Croatian: klaun |
 Hungarian: bohóc |
 Indonesian: badut |
 Icelandic: trúður |
 Italian: clown, pagliaccio |
 Japanese: 道化役者 |
 Korean: 광대 |
 Lithuanian: klounas |
 Latvian: klauns |
 Malay: badut |
 Dutch: clown |
 Norwegian: klovn |
 Polish: klown |
 Persian: دلقک |
 Pashto: مسخره |
 Portuguese: palhaço |
 Romanian: clovn |
 Russian: клоун |
 Slovak: klaun |
 Slovenian: klovn |
 Serbian: klovn |
 Swedish: clown, pajas |
 Thai: ตัวตลก |
 Turkish: soytarı |
 Taiwanese: (馬戲團)小丑 |
 Ukrainian: клоун |
 Urdu: سرکس میں کرتب دکھانے والا |
 Vietnamese: anh hề |
 Chinese: （马戏）小丑 |
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