1. gag - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): joke, laugh, jest, jape
Hypernym(s): wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
2. gag - noun
· restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
Synonym(s): muzzle
Hypernym(s): restraint, constraint
3. gag - verb
· prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"
Synonym(s): muzzle
Hypernym(s): hush, quieten, silence, still, shut_up, hush_up
4. gag - verb
· be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"
Hypernym(s): compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
5. gag - verb
· tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"
Synonym(s): muzzle
6. gag - verb
· make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner"
Synonym(s): quip
7. gag - verb
· struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
Synonym(s): choke, strangle, suffocate
8. gag - verb
· cause to retch or choke
Synonym(s): choke
Hypernym(s): sicken
9. gag - verb
· make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
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