v. 1 make the sounds and movements usual in expressing lively amusement, scorn, etc. 2 express by laughing. 3 (foil. by at) ridicule, make fun of. n. 1 sound, act, or manner of laughing. 2 colloq. comical thing. laugh off get rid of (embarrassment or humiliation) by joking. laugh up one’s sleeve laugh secretly. [Old English] laughable adj. ludicrous; amusing. laughably adv.
