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Meaning : A facial expression characteristic of a person laughing.
Example :
His face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision.
Meaning : A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter.
Example :
He told a very funny joke.
He knows a million gags.
Thanks for the laugh.
He laughed unpleasantly at his own jest.
Even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point.
She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death. The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs. cry, weep