laugh
/lˈæf/
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Definitions
Noun
the sound of laughing
Noun
a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing; "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision"
Noun
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy''s jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
Verb
produce laughter
More General Terms
express emotion
express feelings
facial expression
facial gesture
humor
humour
utterance
vocalization
wit
witticism
wittiness
More Specific Terms
belly laugh
bellylaugh
blue joke
blue story
bray
break up
cachinnate
cachinnation
cackle
chortle
chuckle
convulse
crack up
dirty joke
dirty story
ethnic joke
funny
funny remark
funny story
giggle
good story
guffaw
ha-ha
haw-haw
hee-haw
horselaugh
howl
howler
in-joke
laugh loudly
laugh softly
one-liner
riot
roar
scream
shaggy dog story
sick joke
sidesplitter
sight gag
snicker
snigger
snort
thigh-slapper
titter
visual joke
wow