clown

Определение clown в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: (also clown about (British) or clown around) To act in a silly fashion; A person who acts in a silly fashion; 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; {n} a countryman, ill-bred man, churl; a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior a rude or vulgar fool act as or like a clown; To act as a clown; with it; If you say that someone is a clown, you mean that they say funny things or do silly things to amuse people. He was laughing, the clown of the twosome. = joker; 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; a rude or vulgar fool; disapproval If you describe someone as a clown, you disapprove of them and have no respect for them. I still think I could do a better job than those clowns in Washington. = idiot, fool. clown around/about to behave in a silly or funny way. Comic character of mime and pantomime and the circus. The clown developed from the bald-headed, padded buffoons who performed in the farces and mimes of ancient Greece and from the professional comic actors of the Middle Ages. The Italian commedia dell'arte introduced the harlequin, and the clown's whiteface makeup was introduced with the 17th-century French character Pierrot. The distinctive clown costume of oversized shoes, hat, and giant ruff around the neck was established by the popular German clown character Pickelherring. The first circus clown, Joseph Grimaldi, appeared as "Joey" in England (1805) and specialized in pantomime, pratfalls, and slapstick. Famous 20th-century clowns included the Swiss pantomimist Grock (Adrian Wettach), the U.S. circus star Emmett Kelly, and the longtime star of the Moscow circus, Oleg Popov; act as or like a clown; A monster resembling a circus clown; a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior; {i} buffoon, jester; or clown around To act in a silly fashion; If you clown, you do silly things in order to make people laugh. Bruno clowned and won affection everywhere. = mess around Clown around and clown about mean the same as clown. Bev made her laugh, the way she was always clowning around. + clowning clown·ing She senses that behind the clowning there is a terrible sense of anguish; A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an ill-bred person; a boor; One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl; {f} behave like a buffoon, behave like a fool; The fool or buffoon in a play, circus, etc
clown around: to have fun in an irresponsible manner
clown doctor: A clown who visit hospitals in half-clown and half-doctor garb, seen as a care for patients
clown shoe: A comedically oversized shoe, usually in a bright color or colors and with a bulbous front
clown shoes: plural form of clown shoe
Clown Fish: (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) Any of various small tropical fishes (genera Amphiprion and Premnas) of the Indian and Pacific oceans that are related to the damselfishes, are bright orange usually with one or more vertical white stripes, and live symbiotically with sea anemones
clown anemone fish: an anemone fish of the genus Amphiprion
class clown: A student who frequently makes jokes or pokes fun; a wiseacre
He was always the class clown, constantly making jokes and attracting everyone's attention in school.
ass clown: An idiot, asshole, contemptible person
clownishly: In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously
a clown: buffoon
a clown: {n} rustic
clownish: {a} uncivil, ill-bred, rude, clumsy
clownishly: {a} rudely, clumsily, aukwardly
clownishness: {n} rudeness, ill-breeding
rodeo clown: A rodeo clown is a rodeo performer who works on bull riding contests. Historically the primary job of the rodeo clown is to protect the rider from the bull after he dismounts or is bucked off, by distracting the bull and providing alternative targets for the bull to chase. Additionally, bull fighters may improve the bull rider's score by turning a bull back that runs down the arena e.g., by grabbing his horn or getting the bull to follow him while the rider is on his back. Rodeo clowns also provide traditional clowning entertainment for the crowd between rodeo events, often parodying aspects of cowboy culture
Clownishness: clownery
Coco the Clown: a Russian-born clown, one of the greatest circus performers ever (1900-74)
clowned: past of clown
clowning: acting like a clown or buffoon
clowning: present participle of clown
clowning: {i} buffoonery; comedy, drollery; acting like a clown
clowning: a comic incident or series of incidents
clownish: like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish face"; "a zany sense of humor"
clownish: Of or pertaining to the actions a clown, often in terms of inappropriate or boorish behaviour
clownish: Of or resembling a clown, or characteristic of a clown; ungainly; awkward
clownish: If you describe a person's appearance or behaviour as clownish, you mean that they look or behave rather like a clown, and often that they appear rather foolish. He had a clownish sense of humour. silly or stupid
clownish: {s} ridiculous, foolish, awkward, ungainly
clownishly: in a clownish manner, foolishly
clownishness: {i} joking, jesting, buffoonery
clownishness: the state of being clownish
clownishness: The manners of a clown; coarseness or rudeness of behavior
clowns: third person singular of clown
clowns: plural of clown
like a clown: like a buffoon, like a jester
sad clown: person who appears happy on the outside but is really sad inside