"jape" meaning in English

See jape in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒeɪp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jape.wav [UK] Forms: jape [singular], japes [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A jape' is a joke, prank or trick.
    Sense id: simple-jape-en-noun-Rmndhha0

Verb

IPA: /d͡ʒeɪp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jape.wav [UK] Forms: jape [canonical], japes [third-person, singular], japed [past], japed [past, participle], japing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|jap|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you jape, you say or do something to mock a person.
    Sense id: simple-jape-en-verb-902wLe1i
     
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