Definitions for Laugh
læf, lɑflaugh

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. laugh, laughternoun

   the sound of laughing

2. laughnoun

   a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing

   "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision"

3. joke, gag, laugh, jest, japeverb

   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"

4. laugh, express joy, express mirthverb

   produce laughter

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. laughnoun

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

2. laughnoun

   Something that provokes mirth or scorn.

3. laughnoun

   A fun person.

4. laughverb

   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.

5. laughverb

   To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.

6. laughverb

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

7. laughverb

   To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.

8. laughverb

   To express by, or utter with, laughter.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Laughnoun

   The convulsion caused by merriment; an inarticulate expression of sudden merriment.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   Me gentle Delia beckons from the plain,
   Then hid in shades, eludes her eager swain;
   But feigns a laugh, to see me search around,
   And by that laugh the willing fair is found. Alexander Pope, Spring.

2. To Laughverb

   To deride; to scorn.

   Be bloody, bold and resolute; laugh to scorn
   The pow’r of man. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   A wicked soul shall make him to be laughed to scorn of his enemies. Ecclus. vi. 4.

3. To LAUGHverb

   Etymology: hlahan , Saxon; lachen, German and Dutch; lach, Scottish.

   1. To make that noise which sudden merriment excites.

   You saw my master wink and laugh upon you. William Shakespeare.

   There’s one did laugh in’s sleep, and one cried, Murther!
   They wak’d each other. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   At this fusty stuff
   The large Achilles, on his prest-bed lolling,
   From his deep chest laughs out a loud applause. William Shakespeare.

   Laughing causeth a continued expulsion of the breath with the loud noise, which maketh the interjection of laughing, shaking of the breast and sides, running of the eyes with water, if it be violent. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   2. [In poetry.] To appear gay, favourable, pleasant, or fertile.

   Entreat her not the worse, in that I pray
   You use her well; the world may laugh again,
   And I may live to do you kindness, if
   You do it her. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. i.

   Then laughs the childish year with flowrets crown’d. Dry.

   The plenteous board, high-heap’d with cates divine,
   And o’er the foaming bowl the laughing wine. Alexander Pope.

   3. To Laugh at. To treat with contempt; to ridicule.

   Presently prepare thy grave;
   Lie where the light foam of the sea may beat
   Thy grave-stone daily; make thine epitaph,
   That death in me at others lives may laugh. William Shakespeare.

   ’Twere better for you, if ’twere not known in council; you’ll be laugh’d at. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

   The dissolute and abandoned, before they are aware of it, are often betrayed to laugh at themselves, and upon reflection find, that they are merry at their own expence. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 45.

   No wit to flatter left of all his store;
   No fool to laugh at, which he valued more. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. laugh

   Laughter is a pleasant physical reaction and emotion consisting usually of rhythmical, often audible contractions of the diaphragm and other parts of the respiratory system. It is a response to certain external or internal stimuli. Laughter can rise from such activities as being tickled, or from humorous stories or thoughts. Most commonly, it is considered an auditory expression of a number of positive emotional states, such as joy, mirth, happiness, or relief. On some occasions, however, it may be caused by contrary emotional states such as embarrassment, surprise, or confusion such as nervous laughter or courtesy laugh. Age, gender, education, language, and culture are all indicators as to whether a person will experience laughter in a given situation. Some other species of primate (chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans) show laughter-like vocalizations in response to physical contact such as wrestling, play chasing or tickling. Laughter is a part of human behavior regulated by the brain, helping humans clarify their intentions in social interaction and providing an emotional context to conversations. Laughter is used as a signal for being part of a group—it signals acceptance and positive interactions with others. Laughter is sometimes seen as contagious, and the laughter of one person can itself provoke laughter from others as a positive feedback.The study of humor and laughter, and its psychological and physiological effects on the human body, is called gelotology.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. laugh

   Laugh is a natural expression that typically involves making a sound or displaying facial expressions of amusement, joy, or pleasure, often accompanied by a series of rapid, rhythmic movements of the diaphragm and other muscles involved in respiration. It is a human response to humor, happiness, or comedy, and is considered a form of positive emotional release.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Laughverb

   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

2. Laughverb

   fig.: To be or appear gay, cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport

3. Laughverb

   to affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule

4. Laughverb

   to express by, or utter with, laughter; -- with out

5. Laughnoun

   an expression of mirth peculiar to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. See Laugh, v. i

6. Etymology: [OE. laughen, laghen, lauhen, AS. hlehhan, hlihhan, hlyhhan, hliehhan; akin to OS. hlahan, D. & G. lachen, OHG. hlahhan, lahhan, lahhn, Icel. hlja,W Dan. lee, Sw. le, Goth. hlahjan; perh. of imitative origin.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Laugh

   Laugh is the sixth studio album by Keller Williams, released in 2002.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Laugh

   läf, v.i. to express mirth or joy by an explosive inarticulate sound of the voice and peculiar facial distortion: to be gay or lively: make merry (with at), to flout.—v.t. to express with a laugh: to affect in some way by laughter.—n. the sound caused by merriment.—adj. Laugh′able, ludicrous.—n. Laugh′ableness.—adv. Laugh′ably.—ns. Laugh′er; Laugh′ing-gas, a gas which excites laughter, called nitrous oxide, used as an anæsthetic in minor surgical operations, as in dentistry; Laugh′ing-jack′ass, the great kingfisher of Australia.—adv. Laugh′ingly, in a laughing manner.—ns. Laugh′ing-stock, an object of ridicule, like something stuck up to be laughed at; Laugh′ter, act or noise of laughing.—Laugh a thing off, to treat as if worthy only of a laugh; Laugh in one's sleeve, to laugh inwardly; Laugh one out of, to make a person abandon a habit, &c., by laughing at him for it; Laugh on the wrong side of the mouth, to be made feel disappointment or sorrow, esp. after boasting, &c.; Laugh to scorn, to deride or jeer at.—Have the laugh on one's side, to be able to laugh at another through getting the better of him by superior dexterity, &c. [A.S. hlihan; Ger. lachen, Goth. hlahjan; prob. imit.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LAUGH

   A peculiar contortion of the human countenance, voluntary or involuntary, superinduced by a concatenation of external circumstances, seen or heard, of a ridiculous, ludicrous, jocose, mirthful, funny, facetious or fanciful nature and accompanied by a cackle, chuckle, chortle, cachinnation, giggle gurgle, guffaw or roar.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Laughverb

   make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of contempt or derision.

   I laughed when I heard the great news

   
   

   Submitted by ahavakunin on February 8, 2022  

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1. • Facial Expression

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Laugh' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4737

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Laugh' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2116

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Laugh' in Nouns Frequency: #1965

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Laugh' in Verbs Frequency: #234

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Anagrams for Laugh »

1. Aghul

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Laugh in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Laugh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Laugh in a Sentence

1. Producer Yoshi Stone:

   I think there has been this impression that we are ‘reality television’—the kind of exploitive and underhanded production that is looking to take advantage of people or laugh at people— and I don’t think that is what we are doing, we are making a compelling show about a compelling subject matter and I think we are treating it with respect.

2. Bill Roache:

   She just smiles. She listens, she always has and she loves to be made to laugh, i’ve been lucky to meet her quite a few times and she’s always charming, and a laugh is never far away.

3. Hoda Kotb:

   All I’ll say is that he was very happy and he was just thrilled to be back out on the road and he was also very sensitive, and all the weight of everything going on in the world right now was just weighing heavily on him. That’s why he felt more compelled than ever to make people laugh and bring everyone together… And he did it right up until the very last moments.

4. Congressman John Lewis of Georgia:

   I believe - Itruly believe - the time to begin impeachment proceedings against this president has come, todelay or to do otherwise will betray the foundation of our democracy. CLICK HERE TO GET THE OPINION NEWSLETTER Are you confused yet ? If so, we dont blame you. If you left town for the week, you may be wondering what the hell is going on exactly. Impeachment ? For years, they told you that Donald Trump was going to be impeached for colluding with Russia, spying for Putin. Then it turned out Donald Trump didnt do that. The story evaporated into dust and seemed to blow away. Then just a few days ago, they were grumbling about impeachment again, and they dragged in Corey Lewandowski. Remember Corey Lewandowski ? They brought Corey Lewandowski to Capitol Hill to make their case. That didnt go well at all. Rep. Nadler You, D-N.Y., House Judiciary Committee chairman : And so we ask you, is it correct that as reported in the Mueller report on June 19th, 2017, you met alone in the Oval Office with the president ? Corey Lewandowski, former Donald Trump campaign manager : Did you read the exact language of the report ? I dont have it available to me. Nadler You : I dont think I need to do that. I have limited time. Did you meet alone with the President on that date ? Lewandowski : Congressman, Id like you to refresh my memory by providing a copy of the report so I can follow along. Nadler You : You dont have a copy with you ? Lewandowski I dont have a copy of the report, congressman. Nadler You dont have any independent recollection of whether you met with the President on that date. Lewandowski : Congressman, Im just trying to find in the Mueller report where it states that. Nadler You : Well, you have it in front of you. I gave you the page number. Corey Lewandowski : We are on Page 90, is it, sir ? Unidentified male : Mr. Chairman, youve got to the clock. Nadler You : No, I dont have to start the clock. Nadler You is filibustering. It didnt take much for Chairman Nadler to collapse live on C - SPAN -- pretty embarrassing. Youd think at some point, Democrats might just decide to run a real presidential campaign in 2020 and beat Donald Trump that way, just like in a democracy. It would have to be more effective than what theyre doing now, and the numbers show it. As of this morning, Donald Trump Trumps approval rating was the highest it has been since the inauguration. But no, Democrat dont want to wait until the next election. They dont want to wait until November. Politics takes too long, and it leaves too much to chance. The risk of democracy is voters might not agree with you. Hillary Clinton learned that the hard way in 2016. And the one thing Democrats dont want to do is to repeat that. Better to remove your opponents by force, if you can. Which brings us to the latest question of impeachment : What exactly is this about ? Sorry to laugh in the middle of this -- weve spent all day trying to figure out what is the impeachment story. Its about Ukraine. Its less than a week old. And so you might be forgiven for not understanding why would the president be impeached for a story that the Democrats literally cant explain ? What did the president do wrong ? Were going to do our best to tell you the case that theyre making. And honestly, as we said, its confusing and not all that interesting. Within a sentence, here is what theyre saying. Theyre saying that in a phone call with the president of Ukraine, Donald Trump threatened to delay a $ 400 million military aid package to Ukraine, unless the Ukrainian government agreed to investigate possible criminal activity involving Joe Bidens son. Why Joe Bidens son ? Well for five years, Joe Bidens son, Joe Bidens, it turns out, was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to serve on the board of a Ukrainian gas company. Why would Joe Bidens son be on the board of a Ukrainian gas company ? Joe Bidens had no experience in the energy business. Joe Bidens didnt speak the relevant language. Joe Bidens apparently had no experience whatsoever in the region. It turns out at that very moment, Joe Biden was President Obamas point man for Ukraine. Oh. So at a certain point during this saga, the gas company in question was investigated. And then in 2016, the Ukrainian prosecutor overseeing that investigation was fired. Apparently, he was fired under pressure from Joe Biden. Now to the layman, that looks a lot like corruption. What does it have to do with the president being impeached ? Well, the accusation is that Donald Trump suggested that that squelched investigation deserved a second look. And Democrats say that suggestion was an impeachable offense. Are you following this ? Of course, there are plenty of other reasons that the U.S. might not want to send $ 400 million to Ukraine. Its a notoriously corrupt country, for one thing. What do we get out of it, is another. And by the way, sending military aid to Ukraine may please the neocons in CNN -- Bill Kristol was strongly for it -- but it also greatly increases the chances of conflict with Russia. And of course, that would mean nuclear conflict potentially. Whats the point of that, exactly ? Nobody has bothered to explain why sending $ 400 million in military aid to Ukraine is in the interest of the United States. They havent even thought to explain that. Theyre too busy yelling about impeachment. And theyre doing it with all the hysterical intensity that has become the hallmark of the modern left. They have a lot of energy. Too bad, none of it is focused on the countrys real problems, and there are a lot of them. We dont want to go through the same litany again, but we will hit on just a couple because theyre worth mentioning. Our national debt is exploding. And that includes credit card debt, by the way. Personal debt at Donald Trumps approval rating ever measured. We have a war in Afghanistan that we cant seem to win or end. Our towns outside the big cities are being decimated and desiccated by opioids and suicide. If you havent been there, drive through and take a look for yourself. We have basically an open border with Mexico. Tech companies trying to control our freedom of speech. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP In many ways, our country is on the wrong track, and people know it. Everybody knows it, Democrats and Republicans. But instead of trying to fix any of that, Democrats want to spend the next year explaining -- and they plan to -- why it was perfectly fair for Joe Bidens neer-do-well sonto get 600 grand a year from Ukrainian oligarchs. Thats totally fine. But its somehow criminal for Donald Trump to ask about that. Thats the message. Good luck with that. Hard to imagine many voters will be impressed by it. Adapted from Tucker Carlsons monologue from.

5. Jesse Brown:

   I ain't got nobody I can laugh with and talk with, you can't quit.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Laugh
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Laugh
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Laugh
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laugh
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Laugh
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Laugh
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Laugh
9. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=Laugh
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Laugh