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 laugh laugh /ˈlæf/

noun

  1. () The sound of laughing  ( laughter , laugh )
    the sound of laughing
      Her contagious laugh brightened everyone's mood.
    Her contagious laugh brightened everyone's mood.
  2. () A facial expression characteristic of a person laughing  ( laugh )
    a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
     His face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision
    his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision
  3. A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter  ( jape , laugh , jest , gag , joke )
    a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
     He told a very funny joke
    he told a very funny joke
     He knows a million gags
    he knows a million gags
     Thanks for the laugh
    thanks for the laugh
     He laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
    he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
     Even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
    even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point

verb

  1. () Produce laughter  ( express joy , express mirth , laugh )
    produce laughter
     My friends always make me laugh when we hang out together
    My friends always make me laugh when we hang out together