(a) To joke, jest; mock, be flippant; speak lightly or jokingly; (b) ~ at, to poke fun at (sth.); ~ ayein, to make a jesting reply or retort; ~ to brod (large), joke too unreservedly, be too outspoken in one's wit; ~ with, joke with (sb.), exchange jests with, speak flippantly to; wel bourded, well replied, wittily answered; (c) to play games; ~ with, play or toy with (sth.).