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laugh
- pronunciation:
- laef
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
laughed, laughing, laughs |
| definition 1: |
to express amusement, happiness, mirth, derision, or other emotions by making nonverbal sounds with the mouth and distorting the face in an expression like a smile.
- antonyms:
- cry
- similar words:
- cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, howl, snicker, snigger, tee-hee, titter
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| definition 2: |
to make a sound or sounds resembling laughter.
- similar words:
- cackle, chuckle, guffaw, howl, snicker, snigger, titter
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| related words: |
roar, scream, sparkle |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to put, bring, drive, or the like by laughing (often fol. by out, off, or away).
The crowd laughed him off the podium.- similar words:
- deride, fleer, jeer, mock
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of laughing.
- similar words:
- cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, howl, snicker, titter
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| definition 2: |
the sound of laughing.
- similar words:
- giggle, snicker, tee-hee, titter
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| definition 3: |
(informal) something or someone ridiculous or improbable.
These new rules are a laugh.- synonyms:
- joke
- similar words:
- boob, fool, gas, jerk, jest, laughingstock, mockery, panic, riot, sap, scream
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| related words: |
joke |
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