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  1. 1. v. i. To jest; to play tricks; to jeer. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To mock; to trick. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter Source: wordnet
  4. 4. To jest; to play tricks; to jeer. [Obs.] Chaucer. To mock; to trick. Chaucer. I have not been putting a jape upon you. Sir W. Scott. The coy giggle of the young lady to whom he has imparted his latest merry jape. W. Besant. Source: webster
  5. 5. To jest; to play tricks; to jeer. [Obs.] Chaucer. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n:100 n a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter Source: ecdict

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