crack+a+joke
51joke — n 1. witticism, wisecrack, crack, sally, quip, one liner, jest, Sl. funny, bon mot, pun, play on words, wordplay; Joe Miller, bromide, chestnut; comedy, humor, facetiousness, drollery, whimsy; howl, Sl. rib tickler, Sl. yuk, Sl. haha, Sl. gasser …
52joke — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. jest, gag, wisecrack, witticism, bon mot; fooling, kidding, joshing. v. i. josh, jest, gag. See wit. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An action intended to be funny] Syn. prank, buffoonery, game, sport, frolic …
53crack — 1. n. an attempt; a try; a go. Let me have a crack at it. 2. n. break down; fail 3. n. joke; bad joke 4. v. break into (a safe or strong box, for example). He cracked that safe in three minutes. 5. n. the line between each side of the buttocks …
54crack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. pop, rend, explode, bang; crackle; break, split, burst, cleave, fracture, crush; informal, fail, bust, break down. n. snap, break, fracture; crevice, crackle, craze, chink, flaw, cleft, rift, rent …
55joke — 1. noun 1) telling jokes Syn: funny story, jest, witticism, quip, pun; informal gag, wisecrack, crack, funny, one liner; N.Amer.; informal boffola 2) playing stupid jokes Syn …
56crack — 1. n. Witty retort. Joke. 2. adj. First class. Expert. 3. v. Break open. Also crack a bottle Open a bottle (of wine) and drink. 4. have a crack Make an attempt. 5. v. Solve …
57crack up — verb Date: 1829 transitive verb 1. praise, tout 4 < wasn t all that it was cracked up to be > 2. to damage or destroy (a vehicle) by crashing < crack up a car > 3. to cause to laugh …
58crack someone up — tv. to make someone laugh. □ She giggled, and that cracked us all up. CD The lecturer would talk along sort of boring like, and then all of a sudden he would crack up everybody with a joke …
59crack up — verb a) To laugh heartily. It was hilarious. We were cracking up the whole time. b) To cause to laugh heartily The joke about the nuns in the bath cracked me up …
60crack a smile — informal to smile, especially when you do not feel like smiling. The man barely cracked a smile at his friend s joke. (usually negative) …
