jeer

6 definitions found

jeer - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jeer \Jeer\, n. [Cf. Gear.] (Naut.)
     (a) A gear; a tackle.
     (b) pl. An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting
         or lowering the lower yards of a ship.
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     Jeer capstan (Naut.), an extra capstan usually placed
        between the foremast and mainmast.
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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 to shear. See Shear, v.]
     To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with
     mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as,
     to jeer at a speaker.
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           But when he saw her toy and gibe and jeer. --Spenser.
  
     Syn: To sneer; scoff; flout; gibe; mock.
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  Jeer \Jeer\, v. t.
     To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to
     taunt; to flout; to mock at.
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           And if we can not jeer them, we jeer ourselves. --B.
                                                    Jonson.
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  Jeer \Jeer\, n.
     A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting
     jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.
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           Midas, exposed to all their jeers,
           Had lost his art, and kept his ears.     --Swift.
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jeer - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  jeer
      n 1: showing your contempt by derision [syn: jeer, jeering,
           mockery, scoff, scoffing]
      v 1: laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at
           the speaker" [syn: jeer, scoff, flout, barrack,
           gibe]

jeer - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  97 Moby Thesaurus words for "jeer":
     Parthian shot, affront, aspersion, atrocity, back answer, barrack,
     boo, brickbat, bullyrag, call names, catcall, caustic remark,
     chaff, comeback, contempt, contumely, crack, cut, cut at,
     cutting remark, decry, deride, derision, despite, dig, dig at,
     dishonor, disoblige, dump, dump on, enormity, fleer, fleer at,
     flout, flouting, foolery, gibe, gibe at, gibing retort, gird,
     give offense to, hiss, hoot, humiliate, humiliation,
     hurl a brickbat, indignity, injury, insult, jab, jab at, jape,
     jeer at, jeering, jest, jibe, jibe at, knock, leg-pull,
     make fun of, mock, mockery, obloquy, offend, offense, outrage,
     parting shot, pooh, pooh-pooh, put down, put-down, put-on, quip,
     rag, rail at, rally, rank out, revile, ridicule, roast,
     rude reproach, scoff, scoff at, scout, scurrility, short answer,
     slam, slap, slap at, sneer, sneer at, swipe, taunt,
     treat with indignity, twit, uncomplimentary remark,
     verbal thrust