gag

Nouns

• (n) a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
  • 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
  jape, jest, joke, laugh,
• (n) restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting muzzle,

Verbs

• (v) prevent from speaking out
  • The press was gagged
  muzzle,
• (v) be too tight; rub or press
  • This neckband is choking the cat
  choke, fret,
• (v) tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
  • The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair
  muzzle,
• (v) make jokes or quips
  • The students were gagging during dinner
  quip,
• (v) struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
  • he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
  choke, strangle, suffocate,
• (v) cause to retch or choke choke,
• (v) make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit retch, heave,

Synonyms

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