laugh laugh /ˈlæf/

noun

1. () The sound of laughing  ( laughter , laugh )
   the sound of laughing
     Her contagious laugh brightened everyone's mood.
   Her contagious laugh brightened everyone's mood.
   
2. () A facial expression characteristic of a person laughing  ( laugh )
   a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
    His face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision
   his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision
   
3. A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter  ( jape , laugh , jest , gag , joke )
   a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
    He told a very funny joke
   he told a very funny joke
    He knows a million gags
   he knows a million gags
    Thanks for the laugh
   thanks for the laugh
    He laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
   he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
    Even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
   even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
   

verb

1. () Produce laughter  ( express joy , express mirth , laugh )
   produce laughter
    My friends always make me laugh when we hang out together
   My friends always make me laugh when we hang out together