单词 | send something or someone up |
释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to make fun of by doing an imitation or parody a spoof that sends up the macho world of fighter pilots Synonyms mock mimic She could mimic anybody, reducing her friends to helpless laughter. parody It was easy to parody his rather pompous manner of speaking. spoof (informal) a spoof on Hollywood life imitate He screwed up his face and imitated the Colonel. take off (informal) make fun of lampoon He was lampooned for his short stature and political views. burlesque take the mickey out of (informal) take the piss out of (taboo, slang) satirize The newspaper satirized our political leaders. Additional synonymsin the sense of burlesque Synonyms satirize, take off (informal), mock, exaggerate, ridicule, imitate, ape, parody, caricature, send up (British, informal), spoof (informal), make fun of, travesty, lampoon, take the piss out of (taboo, slang), make a monkey out of in the sense of imitate Definition to mimic or impersonate, esp. for amusement He screwed up his face and imitated the Colonel. Synonyms do an impression of, take off (informal), mimic, do (informal), affect, copy, mock, parody, caricature, send up (British, informal), spoof (informal), impersonate, burlesque, personatein the sense of lampoon Definition to ridicule and criticize (someone) in a lampoon He was lampooned for his short stature and political views. Synonyms ridicule, mock, mimic, parody, caricature, send up (British, informal), take off (informal), make fun of, squib, burlesque, satirize, pasquinade, take the piss (out of) (informal) Nearby words of |
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