laugh L₁A₁U₁G₂H₄

Noun 3 meanings

1. An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.

   “His deep laughs boomed through the room.”

2. Something that provokes mirth or scorn.

   “Your new hat's an absolute laugh, dude.”

3. A fun person.

Verb 4 meanings

1. To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.

   “There were many laughing children running on the school grounds.”

2. To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.

   “Don't laugh at my new hat, man!”

3. To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.

4. To express by, or utter with, laughter.

Similar and opposite words

• THROUGH₁₄
• ENOUGH₁₀
• THOUGH₁₃
• ALTHOUGH₁₅
• TOUGH₉
• ROUGH₉
• THOROUGH₁₅
• COUGH₁₁
• DOUGH₁₀
• BOROUGH₁₃
• BREAKTHROUGH₂₅
• TROUGH₁₀

• WAUGH₁₂
• LOUGH₉
• HAUGH₁₂
• LAUCH₁₀
• LAIGH₉
• FAUGH₁₂
• LEUGH₉
• KAUGH₁₃
• SAUGH₉