Synonyms of the word quip


QUIPCOMMENT - CRACK - EPIGRAM - EXPRESSION - GAG - JEST - JOKE - LOCUTION - REMARK - SALLY - SAYING - WISECRACK

quip

  • n. A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe.
  • v. (intransitive) To make a quip.
  • v. (transitive) To taunt; to treat with quips.

comment

  • n. A spoken remark.
  • n. (programming) A remark in source code which does not affect the behavior of the program.
  • v. (transitive) To remark.
  • v. (intransitive, with "on" or "about") To make remarks or notes.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To comment or remark on.
  • v. (transitive, software, of code) To insert comments into (source code).
  • v. (transitive, software, of code) To comment out (code); to disable by converting into a comment.

crack

  • v. (intransitive) To form cracks.
  • v. (intransitive) To break apart under pressure.
  • v. (intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
  • v. (intransitive) To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
  • v. (intransitive) To make a cracking sound.
  • v. (intransitive, of a voice) To change rapidly in register.
  • v. (intransitive, of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of…
  • v. (intransitive) To make a sharply humorous comment.
  • v. (transitive) To make a crack or cracks in.
  • v. (transitive) To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.
  • v. (transitive) To strike forcefully.
  • v. (transitive) To open slightly.
  • v. (transitive) To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure. (Figurative).
  • v. (transitive) To solve a difficult problem. (Figurative, from cracking a nut.).
  • v. (transitive) To overcome a security system or a component.
  • v. (transitive) To cause to make a sharp sound.
  • v. (transitive) To tell (a joke).
  • v. (transitive, chemistry, informal) To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application…
  • v. (transitive, computing) To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.
  • v. (transitive, informal) To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.
  • v. (obsolete) To brag, boast.
  • v. (archaic, colloquial) To be ruined or impaired; to fail.
  • n. A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
  • n. A narrow opening.
  • n. A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
  • n. A potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
  • n. (onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.
  • n. (onomatopoeia) Any sharp sound.
  • n. (informal) An attempt at something.
  • n. (vulgar, slang) vagina.
  • n. (informal) The space between the buttocks.
  • n. (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous…
  • n. (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Business/events/news.
  • n. (computing) A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.
  • n. (Cumbria, elsewhere throughout the North of the UK) a meaningful chat.
  • n. (Internet slang) Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.
  • n. The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
  • n. (archaic) A mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity.
  • n. (archaic) A crazy or crack-brained person.
  • n. (obsolete) A boast; boasting.
  • n. (obsolete) Breach of chastity.
  • n. (obsolete) A boy, generally a pert, lively boy.
  • n. (slang, dated, Britain) A brief time; an instant; a jiffy.
  • adj. Highly trained and competent.
  • adj. Excellent, first-rate, superior, top-notch.

epigram

  • n. (obsolete) An inscription in stone.
  • n. A brief but witty saying.
  • n. A short, witty or pithy poem.

expression

  • n. A particular way of phrasing an idea.
  • n. A colloquialism or idiom.
  • n. A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
  • n. (mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
  • n. (biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein.
  • n. (programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
  • n. Of a mother, the process of expressing milk.
  • n. A specific blend of whisky.

gag

  • n. A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto…
  • n. (law) An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
  • n. A joke or other mischievous prank.
  • n. A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
  • n. (archaic) A mouthful that makes one retch or choke.
  • v. (intransitive) To experience the vomiting reflex.
  • v. (transitive) To cause to heave with nausea.
  • v. (transitive) To restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth.
  • v. (transitive) To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
  • v. (transitive, figuratively) To restrain someone's speech without using physical means.

jest

  • n. (archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke.
  • n. (archaic) Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.
  • n. (obsolete) A deed; an action; a gest.
  • n. (obsolete) A mask; a pageant; an interlude.
  • v. To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.
  • adv. (African American Vernacular, Southern US) Alternative spelling of just.

joke

  • n. An amusing story.
  • n. Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
  • n. (figuratively) The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one.
  • n. (figuratively) A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.
  • v. (intransitive) To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
  • v. (transitive, dated) To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.

locution

  • n. A phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals through repeated usage.
  • n. The use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way.
  • n. (religion) A supernatural revelation where a religious figure, statue or icon speaks, usually to a saint.

remark

  • n. Act of pointing out or attentively noticing; notice or observation.
  • n. The expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something worth attention…
  • n. A casual observation, comment, or statement.
  • n. (engraving) Alternative form of remarque.
  • v. (intransitive) To make a remark or remarks; to comment.
  • v. (transitive) To mark in a notable manner; to distinguish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to…
  • v. (transitive) To take notice of, or to observe, mentally.
  • v. (transitive) To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a…
  • n. Alternative spelling of re-mark.
  • v. Alternative spelling of re-mark.

sally

  • n. A willow.
  • n. Any tree that looks like a willow.
  • n. An object made from the above trees' wood.
  • n. A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy.
  • n. A sudden rushing forth.
  • n. (figuratively) A witty statement or quip, usually at the expense of one's interlocutor.
  • n. An excursion or side trip.
  • n. A tufted woollen part of a bellrope, used to provide grip when ringing a bell.
  • v. (intransitive) To make a sudden attack on an enemy from a defended position.
  • v. (intransitive) To set out on an excursion; venture; depart (often followed by "forth.").
  • v. (intransitive) To venture off the beaten path.
  • n. (New Zealand, slang) A member of the Salvation Army.

saying

  • v. present participle of say.
  • n. A proverb or maxim; something often said.

wisecrack

  • n. A witty or sarcastic comment or quip.
  • v. To make a sarcastic, flippant, or sardonic comment.

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