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| laugh [ laf ] |
verb (past and past participle laughed, present participle laugh·ing, 3rd person present singular laughs) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make sounds expressing amusement: to make sounds from the throat while breathing out in short bursts or gasps as a way of expressing amusement
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2. transitive verb bring somebody to state by laughing: to cause somebody or yourself to be in a particular state by laughing
  We both laughed ourselves silly.
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3. intransitive verb ridicule: to make scornful fun of somebody or something
They laughed when I said I'd enter the tournament, but I won it.
She laughed at her brother's attempts to balance on his skates.
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4. intransitive verb show contempt: to express amusement, contempt, or disrespect for something
laugh in the face of adversity
She has the ability to laugh at her own mistakes.
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5. intransitive verb make noise like laughter: to make a noise that sounds like somebody laughing
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refers to some birds and mammals
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noun (plural laughs) |
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1. sound made when laughing: a series of sounds made when somebody laughs
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2. something funny or enjoyable: a time of great fun and enjoyment, or something that gives fun and enjoyment
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informal
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had a real laugh with Bob and Patty
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3. somebody funny: a funny or entertaining person
You'll like him; he's a real laugh.
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| [ Old English hlæhhan< Indo-European] |
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| laugh·er noun |
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have the last laugh to be proved right or successful after being treated with disbelief, lack of confidence, or scorn
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