ALL meanings of clown
clown
C c - countable noun clown A clown is a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh. 3
- verb clown If you clown, you do silly things in order to make people laugh. 3
- verb clown Clown around and clown about mean the same as clown. 3
- countable noun clown If you say that someone is a clown, you mean that they say funny things or do silly things to amuse people. 3
- countable noun clown If you describe someone as a clown, you disapprove of them and have no respect for them. 3
- noun clown a comic entertainer, usually grotesquely costumed and made up, appearing in the circus 3
- noun clown any performer who elicits an amused response 3
- noun clown someone who plays jokes or tricks 3
- noun clown a person who acts in a comic or buffoon-like manner 3
- noun clown a coarse clumsy rude person; boor 3
- noun clown a countryman or rustic 3
- verb clown to perform as a clown 3
- verb clown to play jokes or tricks 3
- verb clown to act foolishly 3
- noun clown a peasant or farmer; rustic 3
- noun clown a clumsy, boorish, or incompetent person 3
- noun clown a performer who entertains, as in a circus, by antics, jokes, tricks, etc.; jester 3
- noun clown a person who constantly plays the fool, makes jokes, etc.; buffoon 3
- intransitive verb clown to play practical jokes, act silly, etc. 3
- noun clown A comic entertainer, especially one in a circus, wearing a traditional costume and exaggerated makeup. 1
- noun clown a comic performer, as in a circus, theatrical production, or the like, who wears an outlandish costume and makeup and entertains by pantomiming common situations or actions in exaggerated or ridiculous fashion, by juggling or tumbling, etc. 1
- noun clown a person who acts like a clown; comedian; joker; buffoon; jester. 1
- noun clown a prankster; a practical joker. 1
- noun clown Slang. a coarse, ill-bred person; a boor. 1
- noun clown a peasant; rustic. 1
- verb without object clown to act like a clown. 1
- noun clown for children 1
- noun clown joking person 1
- intransitive verb clown act like a clown 1
- noun clown rude, clumsy person 1
- noun clown A performance artist often associated with a circus and typically characterised by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig and who performs slapstick. 0
- noun clown A person who acts in a silly fashion. 0
- noun clown (Britain) A stupid person. 0
- noun clown (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an illbred person; a boor. 0
- noun clown (Obsolete (No longer in use)) One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl. 0
- verb clown To act in a silly fashion. 0