| NOUN | communication | slapstick | a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes |
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| artifact | slapstick | acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | slapstick | characterized by horseplay and physical action |
| Sounds | slae'pstih.k | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | Characterized by horseplay and physical action. | |
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| Example | "slapstick style of humor" | |
| Broader | humorous, humourous | Full of or characterized by humor |
| Spanish | bullicioso, revoltoso | |
| Meaning | A boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes. | |
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| Broader | comedy | light and humorous drama with a happy ending |
| Spanish | bufonada, comedia de payasadas, farsa bufonesca, payasada, slapstick | |
| Catalan | comèdia de pallassades, farsa bufonesca | |
| Meaning | acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone. | |
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| Broader | acoustic device | A device for amplifying or transmitting sound |
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