LAUGH

[noun] [C]She let out a small laugh when she heard the noise."That's wonderful," Mitch said with a laugh (in his voice).Some of the comedians got/(UK and ANZ also) raised a laugh or two but none of them was particularly funny.(informal) You can also use laugh to mean an enjoyable or amusing activity.Wouldn't it be a great laugh to set light to the bottom of his newspaper while he's reading it!The office picnic was a real laugh.(esp. UK informal) If someone or something is described as a laugh it means they are amusingInvite Sharon - she's a good laugh/a bit of a laugh.Yeah, his stag night was a right laugh!(informal) If you do something for a laugh/for laughs you do it for amusement.Don't get uptight - we only did it for a laugh.He didn't need the money, he just took the job for laughs.