laugh | ||
1. | [ verb ] produce laughter | |
Synonyms: | express_mirth express_joy | |
Related terms: | cry express_emotion chuckle giggle snicker convulse cackle bellylaugh cachinnate roar break_up bray guffaw ridicule laugh_off laugh_off joke laugher | |
2. | [ noun ] the sound of laughing | |
Synonyms: | laughter | |
Related terms: | utterance hee-haw chortle giggle titter guffaw snicker cachinnation cackle | |
3. | [ noun ] a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing | |
Examples: | "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision" |
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Related terms: | facial_expression | |
4. | [ noun ] a humorous anecdote or remark | |
Synonyms: | joke gag jest yak wheeze jape | |
Related terms: | wit dirty_joke shaggy_dog_story ethnic_joke belly_laugh one-liner funny_story sick_joke sight_gag in-joke punch_line joke joke gag | |
Similar spelling: |
lag lash lakh Lago Lage Lach Lasch laius Lague Lashua Lashay Laiche lugh lax Lashway lac |