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English noun: laugh | |||
| 1. | laugh (communication) the sound of laughing | ||
| Synonyms | laughter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | utterance, vocalization | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | belly laugh, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, ha-ha, haw-haw, hee-haw, horselaugh, snicker, snigger, snort, titter | ||
| 2. | laugh (communication) a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing | ||
| Samples | His face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | facial expression, facial gesture | ||
| 3. | laugh (communication) a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | gag, jape, jest, joke | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | belly laugh, blue joke, blue story, dirty joke, dirty story, ethnic joke, funny, funny remark, funny story, good story, howler, in-joke, one-liner, riot, scream, shaggy dog story, sick joke, sidesplitter, sight gag, thigh-slapper, visual joke, wow | ||
| Part holonym | gag line, laugh line, punch line, tag line | ||
English verb: laugh | |||
| 1. | laugh (body) produce laughter | ||
| Synonyms | express joy, express mirth | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | express emotion, express feelings | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bellylaugh, bray, break up, cachinnate, cackle, chortle, chuckle, convulse, crack up, giggle, guffaw, howl, laugh loudly, laugh softly, roar, snicker, snigger, titter | ||
| Antonyms | weep, cry | ||
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