slapstick
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
- Click any word to expand it.
Senses
Sense 1 noun
a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes
Types & categories
- comedy hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
characterized by horseplay and physical action
slapstick style of humor
Related & opposite
- humorous similar to
Sense 3 noun
acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone
Types & categories
- acoustic device hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | comedy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | humorous |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | acoustic device |