laugh

noun countable

UK /lɑːf/

Word Forms

singular	laugh
plural	laughs

1
Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬the sound that you make when you laugh
a hearty laugh
Whitney’s laugh was high and brash.
Synonyms and related words
Laughter and the sound of laughter
laughter
laugh
giggle

phrases

are you having a laugh?

be (always) good for a laugh

for a laugh

a (good) laugh

have a good laugh

have the last laugh

a laugh a minute

laugh

noun countable

US /læf/

Word Forms

singular	laugh
plural	laughs

1
Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬the sound that you make when you laugh
a hearty laugh
Synonyms and related words
Laughter and the sound of laughter
laughter
laugh
giggle

phrases

are you having a laugh?

be (always) good for a laugh

have the last laugh

a laugh a minute

laugh

verb intransitive

UK /lɑːf/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	laugh
he/she/it	laughs
present participle	laughing
past tense	laughed
past participle	laughed

1
Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬to make the noise with your voice that shows you think something is funny
We talked and laughed late into the night.
laugh at:
The audience didn’t laugh at his jokes.
laugh about:
They were still laughing about the experience years later.
burst out laughing (=start laughing suddenly):
She burst out laughing when she saw what he was wearing.
Synonyms and related words
To laugh
laugh
giggle
roar
2
to show that you think someone or something is stupid or deserves no respect
When I told them my idea, they just laughed.
laugh in someone’s face:
If someone had told me this was going to happen, I would’ve laughed in their face.
Synonyms and related words
Mocking and mockery
burlesque
chirp
chirp
Synonyms and related words
To show that you do not respect someone or something
scorn
laugh
sneer
3
laugh like a drain
to laugh very loudly and coarselySubmitted by:
Caleb Judy from United States on 04/01/2016
Open Dictionary - January2016

phrases

be laughing

don’t make me laugh

laugh all the way to the bank

laugh someone/something out of court

laugh up your sleeve

no laughing matter

not know whether to laugh or cry

you have to laugh

you’ll be laughing on the other side of your face

phrasal verbs

laugh at

laugh off

laugh

verb intransitive

US /læf/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	laugh
he/she/it	laughs
present participle	laughing
past tense	laughed
past participle	laughed

1
Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬to make the noise with your voice that shows you think something is funny
We talked and laughed late into the night.
laugh at:
The audience didn’t laugh at his jokes.
laugh about:
They were still laughing about the experience years later.
burst out laughing (=start laughing suddenly):
She burst out laughing when she saw what he was wearing.
Synonyms and related words
To laugh
laugh
giggle
roar
2
to show that you think someone or something is stupid or deserves no respect
When I told them my idea, they just laughed.
laugh in someone’s face:
If someone had told me this was going to happen, I would’ve laughed in their face.
Synonyms and related words
Mocking and mockery
burlesque
chirp
chirp
Synonyms and related words
To show that you do not respect someone or something
scorn
laugh
sneer
3
laugh like a drain
to laugh very loudly and coarselySubmitted by:
Caleb Judy from United States on 04/01/2016
Open Dictionary - January2016

phrases

be laughing

don’t make me laugh

laugh all the way to the bank

no laughing matter

not know whether to laugh or cry

you’ll be laughing on the other side of your face

phrasal verbs

laugh at

laugh off

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laugh like a drain

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