From his deep chest laughs out a loud applause.
Shak.
To laugh away. (a) To drive away by laughter; as, to laugh away regret.
(b) To waste in hilarity. "Pompey doth this day laugh away his
fortune." Shak. -- To laugh down. (a) To cause to cease or desist by
laughter; as, to laugh down a speaker. (b) To cause to be given up on
account of ridicule; as, to laugh down a reform. -- To laugh one out
of, to cause one by laughter or ridicule to abandon or give up; as, to
laugh one out of a plan or purpose. -- To laugh to scorn, to deride; to
treat with mockery, contempt, and scorn; to despise.
Laugh (?), n. An expression of mirth peculiar to the human species; the
sound heard in laughing; laughter. See Laugh, v. i.
And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind.
Goldsmith.
That man is a bad man who has not within him the power of a hearty
laugh.
F. W. Robertson.
Laugh"a*ble (?), a. Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a
laughable scene.
Syn. -- Droll; ludicrous; mirthful; comical. See Droll, and Ludicrous.
-- Laugh"a*ble*ness, n. -- Laugh"a*bly, adv.
Laugh"er (?), n. 1. One who laughs.