ALL meanings of laugh
laugh
L l - noun laugh Make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of contempt or derision. 1
- verb without object laugh to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements. 1
- verb without object laugh to experience the emotion so expressed: He laughed inwardly at the scene. 1
- verb without object laugh to produce a sound resembling human laughter: A coyote laughed in the dark. 1
- verb with object laugh to drive, put, bring, etc., by or with laughter (often followed by out, away, down, etc.): They laughed him out of town. We laughed away our troubles. 1
- verb with object laugh to utter with laughter: He laughed his consent. 1
- noun laugh the act or sound of laughing; laughter. 1
- noun laugh an expression of mirth, derision, etc., by laughing. 1
- noun laugh Informal. something that provokes laughter, amusement, or ridicule: After all the advance publicity, the prizefight turned out to be a laugh. 1
- noun laugh laughs, Informal. fun; amusement. 1
- idioms laugh have the last laugh, to prove ultimately successful after a seeming defeat or loss: She smiled slyly, because she knew she would yet have the last laugh on them. 1
- idioms laugh laugh it up, to laugh or joke in a hearty way: He was laughing it up with his friends. 1
- idioms laugh laugh out of court, to dismiss or depreciate by means of ridicule; totally scorn: His violent protests were laughed out of court by the others. 1
- idioms laugh laugh out of the other side of one's mouth, to undergo a chastening reversal, as of glee or satisfaction that is premature; be ultimately chagrined, punished, etc.; cry: She's proud of her promotion, but she'll laugh out of the other side of her mouth when the work piles up. Also, laugh on the wrong side of one's mouth/face. 1
- idioms laugh laugh up one's sleeve. sleeve (def 7). 1
- intransitive verb laugh make sound of joy, etc. 1
- noun laugh sound of laughter 1
- transitive verb laugh say while laughing 1
- noun laugh fun time 1
- noun laugh cause of amusement 1
- noun laugh sth unlikely 1
- verb laugh When you laugh, you make a sound with your throat while smiling and show that you are happy or amused. People also sometimes laugh when they feel nervous or are being unfriendly. 0
- verb laugh Laugh is also a noun. 0
- verb laugh If people laugh at someone or something, they mock them or make jokes about them. 0
- verb laugh to express or manifest emotion, esp mirth or amusement, typically by expelling air from the lungs in short bursts to produce an inarticulate voiced noise, with the mouth open 0
- verb laugh (esp of certain mammals or birds) to make a noise resembling a laugh 0
- verb laugh to utter or express with laughter 0
- verb laugh to bring or force (someone, esp oneself) into a certain condition by laughter 0
- verb laugh to make fun (of); jeer (at) 0
- verb laugh to read or discuss something with laughter 0
- noun laugh the act or an instance of laughing 0
- noun laugh a manner of laughter 0
- noun laugh a person or thing that causes laughter 0
- intransitive verb laugh to make the explosive sounds of the voice, and the characteristic movements of the features and body, that express mirth, amusement, ridicule, etc. 0
- intransitive verb laugh to be amused 0
- intransitive verb laugh to feel or suggest joyousness; appear bright and merry 0
- verb transitive laugh to express or say with laughter 0
- verb transitive laugh to bring about, effect, or cause to be by means of laughter 0
- noun laugh the act or sound of laughing 0
- noun laugh anything that provokes or is fit to provoke laughter 0
- noun laugh mere diversion or pleasure 0
- noun laugh An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. 0
- noun laugh Something that provokes mirth or scorn. 0
- noun laugh (Britain) A fun person. 0
- verb laugh (Intransitive Verb) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter. 0
- verb laugh (Intransitive Verb) OBS (figuratively) To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport. 0
- verb laugh (Intransitive Verb) (followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock. 0
- verb laugh (Transitive Verb) To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule. 0
- verb laugh (Transitive Verb) To express by, or utter with, laughter. 0