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laugh

1 laugh /ˈlæf/ Brit /ˈlɑːf/ verb
laughs; laughed; laughing
1 laugh
/ˈlæf/ Brit /ˈlɑːf/
verb
laughs; laughed; laughing
Britannica Dictionary definition of LAUGH
[no object] : to show that you are happy or that you think something is funny by smiling and making a sound from your throat
often + at
[no object]
: to think or say that someone or something is foolish and does not deserve serious attention or respect usually + at
: to not be bothered by something + at
[+ object] : to say (something) in an amused way
[+ object] : to cause (someone) to go, move, etc., by laughing
◊ Someone or something that is laughed out of court or (US) laughed out of town is regarded as very foolish and is not accepted or treated in a serious way.

be laughing

British, informal
: to be in a very good situation with nothing to worry about

don't make me laugh

informal
used as a response to a statement that you think is very wrong or foolish

have to laugh

◊ If you say you have to laugh about something, you mean that it is amusing in a certain way, even if it is also unpleasant or foolish.

he who laughs last, laughs best

or he laughs best that laughs last
used to say that even if you are not successful now you still succeed or win in the end

laugh all the way to the bank

: to make a lot of money especially by doing something that other people thought was foolish or amusing

laughing hyena, laughing like a hyena

see hyena

laugh in someone's face

: to laugh directly at someone in a way that shows disrespect

laugh off

[phrasal verb]
laugh (something) off or laugh off (something)
: to laugh about or make jokes about (something) in order to make people think it is not serious or important

laugh on the other side of your face

used to say that a situation will change and someone will stop being happy or pleased

laugh up your sleeve

: to be secretly happy about or amused by something (such as someone else's trouble)

— laugher

/ˈlæfɚ/ Brit /ˈlɑːfɚ/ noun, plural laughers [count]
2 laugh /ˈlæf/ Brit /ˈlɑːf/ noun
plural laughs
2 laugh
/ˈlæf/ Brit /ˈlɑːf/
noun
plural laughs
Britannica Dictionary definition of LAUGH
[count] : the act or sound of laughing
informal
[count] : something that causes laughter : something funny or foolish
[singular] chiefly British : a funny person

a barrel of laughs

see 1barrel

a laugh a minute

informal
: someone or something that is very funny

for laughs

informal or chiefly British for a laugh
: for amusement

play for laughs

see 1play

the last laugh

◊ If you have/get the last laugh, you finally succeed or win after people laughed at or doubted you.