1. (

• laugh ,
• laughter

) the sound of laughing ;

2. (

• laugh ,

) a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing; "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision" ;

3. (

• joke ,
• gag ,
• laugh ,
• jest ,
• jape

) a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point" ;

1. (

• laugh ,
• express_joy ,
• express_mirth

) produce laughter ;