(1):
(v. i.) To jest; to play the buffoon.
(2):
(superl.) Queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange.
(3):
(v. t.) To make a jest of; to set in a comical light.
(4):
(n.) Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like.
(5):
(v. t.) To lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to cajole.
(6):
(n.) One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew.