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• Jeer — Jeer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jeered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jeering}.] [Perh. a corrup. of cheer to salute with cheers, taken in an ironical sense; or more prob. fr. D. gekscheren to jeer, lit., to shear the fool; gek a fool (see 1st {Geck}) + scheren… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jeer — Jeer, v. t. To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to taunt; to flout; to mock at. [1913 Webster] And if we can not jeer them, we jeer ourselves. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• jeer´ing|ly — jeer «jihr», verb, noun. –v.i. to make fun in a rude or unkind way; scoff; mock: »Do not jeer at the mistakes or misfortunes of others. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under scoff. (Cf. ↑scoff) –v.t. to speak to or treat with scornful derision; de …   Useful english dictionary

• jeer´er — jeer «jihr», verb, noun. –v.i. to make fun in a rude or unkind way; scoff; mock: »Do not jeer at the mistakes or misfortunes of others. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under scoff. (Cf. ↑scoff) –v.t. to speak to or treat with scornful derision; de …   Useful english dictionary

• jeer — I verb cavillari, deprecate, depreciate, deride, deridere, disparage, disregard, disrespect, gibe, have no regard for, hold in derision, inridere, insult, laugh at, make fun of, mock, ridicule, scoff, sneer, speak derisively, speak slightingly,… …   Law dictionary

• mock — I (deride) verb chaff, dericiere, disparage, fleer, flout, gibe, heckle, hold in derision, hold up to ridicule, hoot, inridere, insult, jeer, joke about, lampoon, laugh at, ludibrio, make a butt of, make a fool of, make fun of, poke fun at, rag,… …   Law dictionary

• Mock — Mock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mocked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mocking}.] [F. moquer, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. mocken to mumble, G. mucken, OSw. mucka.] 1. To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mock — [mäk] vt. [ME mokken < OFr mocquer, to mock] 1. to hold up to scorn or contempt; ridicule 2. to imitate or mimic, as in fun or derision; burlesque 3. to lead on and disappoint; deceive 4. to defy and make futile; defeat [the fortress mocked… …   English World dictionary

• mock — [adj] artificial, fake apish*, bogus*, counterfeit, dummy, ersatz*, faked, false, feigned, forged, fraudulent, hokey*, imitation, imitative, make believe, mimic, phony, pretended, pseudo*, put on*, quasi*, sham*, simulated, so called*, spurious,… …   New thesaurus

• Mock — Mock, n. 1. An act of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous act or speech; a sneer; a jibe; a jeer. [1913 Webster] Fools make a mock at sin. Prov. xiv. 9. [1913 Webster] 2. Imitation; mimicry. [R.] Crashaw. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• jeer — (v.) 1550s, gyr, to deride, to mock, of uncertain origin; perhaps from Du. gieren to cry or roar, or Ger. scheren to plague, vex, lit. to shear. OED finds the suggestion that it is an ironical use of cheer plausible and phonetically feasible …   Etymology dictionary