to make something full
/ill 'fil [и T] to put enough of something into a container to make it fulclass="underline" Would you fill the watering can and water the flowers? fill sth with sth We stood at the counter filling our bowls with salad. I He had a notebook which he had filled with stories and poems.
fdl up ,fil др. [phrasal verb T] to fill a container that already has a small amount of something in it
Jill up sth Harold went around filling up
everyone's glasses.
+ with On the day of her funeral the church was pocked with friends and relatives.
overflowing
jill sth up If the oil tank is less than half full, tell them to fill it up jill up sth with sth I've filled up the freezer with fruit and vegetables.
cram /кгает/ [v T] to push too many things into a container or space, so that they are all pressed together
cram sth into sth I crammed all my clothes into the suitcase and then found I couldn't shut the lid.
cramming - crammed - have crammed
Stuff /stAf/ [v T] to quickly fill something sucn as a bag or pocket by pushing things into it tightly
stuff sth into sth She hurriedly stuffed some things into an cuernight bag and left immediately.
stuff sth with sth The thieves had stuffed their pockets with $100 bills.
refill /,ri:'fil/ Tj to fill something again, after what was inside it has been used: If you bring your empty bottles back to the store, we can refill them. ; Can I refill anyone's glass?
refill sth with sth The tank was emptied, cleaned, and refilled with fresh water.
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him laugh. I a great actor with a won derful ability to make people laugh and cry
amusing omjuizii] \adj] especially
written funny and entertaining enough to make you smile: an amusing play about a
shy young man I His speech was amus
ing at first, but then it got really boring. very/highly amusing My mother was embarrassed, but I found the situation highly amusing.
witty "witi/ [ad;| a person, speech, play, or remark that is witty uses words in a clever and amusing way: Sam is intelligent, witty, and great fun to be with. I an entertaining speech full of witty comments
witty - wittier - wittiest
humorous hjuimarssl'hju:-, ju:- \adj]
intended to be amusing - use this especially about stories, descriptions, letters, and other things that people write: a book of humorous poems I a humorous account of a young man's trails in South America I humorous birthday cards
hilarious hi'le^-ias/ [adj] extremely funny - use this about situations, jokes, and stones, but not about people: one of the hilarious scenes in a Marx Brothers film I The dancing was absolutely hilarious - we all kept tripping over each other.
A Don't say 'very hilarious'. Say really hilarious or absolutely hilarious
when something or someone makes you laugh
/unny /Тлт/ [adj] something or someone that is funny makes you laugh: It was the funniest story I'd ever heard. I He can be pretty funny when he's had a few drinks,
very /really /so /unny You look really funny in that hat.
it was/unny The goat was chasing Mark round and round the field - it was so funny.
funny - funnier - funniest
make sb laugh „meik (sb) la:f]|-'laef/ to
make someone laugh, for example by telling a joke or doing something funny: I must tell Jerry what you said - it'll make
something that is said or written to make people laugh
joke d39ok [n C] something that you say to make people laugh, especially a short funny story: Have you heard the joke about the President's dog? I / a/ways enjoy a good joke.
make/tell a joke It annoys me when people make jokes about women drivers, get/see the joke (=understand a joke) Everyone laughed except Henry, who didn't see the joke. dirty joke (=a joke about sex)
comedy /кот^КЦ'ко:-/ [n C) a film, play,
TV programme etc that is intended to
someone whose job is to make people laugh
comedian/comic /kamiidian, komikl
кa:-/ [n C] someone whose job is to tell jokes and make people laugh
clown /klaun/ [n C) someone who entertains people by dressing in funny clothes
and by doing silly things, especially in a
circus
how you feel when you think something is funny
amused /9'mju:zd/ [adj] if you are amused by something, you think it is funny and it makes you smile: When I told him what had happened, he sounded amused rather than annoyed. + by/at They seemed amused at his embarrassment.
amused expression/smile/grin She
stood watching them with an amused expression on her face,
amusement /smjuizmant/ [n U] the
feeling that you have when you think something is funny: Larry's new haircut
caused great amusement among his
friends.
watch/Us ten/not ice etc with amusement
Everyone was watching the little dog with interest and amusement. (mucfO to sb's amusement (=making them feel very amused) Suddenly, the teacher's chair collapsed, much to everyone's amusement.
the ability to realize when something is funny
entertain people and make them laugh: a new romantic comedy starring Hugh Grant I a comedy show on Channel 4
'jiuml comedies
You can also use comedy before a
noun, like an adjective: the best comedy
performance of the year I a TV comedy series called 'Cheers'
sense of humour British sense of humor amerjcan /.sens av 'hjuima^-'hju:-, -'ju:-/ [n С usually singular] your ability to understand and enjoy jokes, funny situations etc: I like Ann - she has such a good sense of humour. I Maybe I'm losing my sense of humor but I didn't find that show at all funny.