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laugh

noun

1 laugh

The sound of laughing.

synonym: laughter.

Dutch: lachen, gelach, lach
Polish: śmiech

2 laugh

A facial expression characteristic of a person laughing.

3 laugh

A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter:
— Thanks for the laugh.
— He laughed unpleasantly at his own jest.

synonyms: gag, jape, jest, joke.

Dutch: bak, gebbetje, geestigheid, grap, joke, koddigheid, mop, plaisanterie, witz
Polish: żart, kawał, dowcip

verb

1 laugh

Produce laughter.

synonyms: express joy, express mirth.

Roget 840: amuse, entertain, divert, enliven; tickle the fancy; titillate, raise a smile, put in good humor; cause laughter, create laughter, occasion laughter, raise laughter, excite laughter, produce laughter, ... show more

Roget 838: rejoice, thank one's stars, bless one's stars; congratulate oneself, hug oneself; rub one's hands, clap one's hands; smack the lips, fling up one's cap; dance, skip; sing, carol, chirrup, ... show more

Dutch: uitlachen, lachen


Moby thesaurus: Homeric laughter, be in heaven, be in stitches, be pleased, beam, belittle, belly laugh, blue story, boff, boffola, break up, brush aside, burst into laughter, burst of laughter, burst out, burst out laughing, burst with laughter, bust a gut, cachinnate, cachinnation ... show more.

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