leg-pull vs jest

leg-pull and jest both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
leg-pull	Yes	No	No	No
jest	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, jest is a hypernym of leg-pull; that is, jest is a word with a broader meaning than leg-pull:

leg-pull: as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true
jest: activity characterized by good humor

Other hypernyms of leg-pull include jocularity, joke.

leg-pull (noun)	jest (noun)
as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true	activity characterized by good humor
	a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

leg-pull (verb)	jest (verb)
	act in a funny or teasing way
	tell a joke; speak humorously