- 1[countable] the sound you make when you are amused or happy to give a laugh a short/nervous/hearty laugh His first joke got the biggest laugh of the night. see belly laugh
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- 2a laugh [singular] (informal) an enjoyable and amusing occasion or thing that happens And he didn't realize it was you? What a laugh! Idioms
very amusing; a lot of fun Life hasn't exactly been a barrel of laughs lately.
to do something for fun or as a joke I just did it for a laugh, but it got out of hand.
to be successful when you were not expected to be, making your opponents look stupid or silly
to find something amusing I was angry at the time but we had a good laugh about it afterward. My family and friends all had a good laugh at my expense.
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