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Verb: laugh  lãf
  1. Produce laughter
    "The good news caused them to laugh";
    - express joy, express mirth
Noun: laugh  lãf
  1. The sound of laughing
    "Her infectious laugh filled the room";
    - laughter
     
  2. A facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
    "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision"
     
  3. A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
    "thanks for the laugh";
    - joke, gag, jest, jape

Derived forms: laughed, laughing, laughs

Type of: drollness, express emotion, express feelings, facial expression, facial gesture, humor [US], humour [Brit, Cdn], utterance, vocalization, wit, witticism, wittiness

Encyclopedia: Laugh, Laugh