laugh
UK /lɑːf/US /læf/
verb5
noun3
forms
laugh'd · laughed · laught · laughedst · laughen · laughing · laugheth · laughs · laughest
Phrases with laugh
- have a laughTo laugh.
- have the last laughTo be vindicated; to triumph despite predicted failure; to find success after defeat or setback.
- laugh a minuteA funny thing or person.
- laugh atTo scorn or tease; to evince contempt or pity for someone, usually contrasted with laugh with.
- laugh awayTo dismiss (something) as unimportant.
- laugh downTo cause to cease or desist by laughter.
- laugh in one's sleeveto laugh in secret or to oneself, usually gloatingly
- laugh offTo respond to (a negative situation) lightheartedly, as though it were a joke.
- laugh one's head offTo laugh uproariously.
- laugh out of courtTo dismiss as silly something presented with genuine conviction or treated seriously.
- laugh withTo laugh along with someone in a friendly way; to laugh at someone's jokes; to enjoy humor in a way that is friendly and enjoyable to the person responsible for the humor; usually contrasted with laugh at.