Definition of gag

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gag - 10 definitions

- noun
1. joke -- 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"
synonyms: joke, laugh, jest, jape
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. gag -- restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
synonyms: muzzle
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
3. gag -- prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"
synonyms: muzzle
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. choke -- be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"
synonyms: choke, fret
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. gag -- tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"
synonyms: muzzle
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. gag -- make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner"
synonyms: quip
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. gag -- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
synonyms: choke, strangle, suffocate
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. gag -- cause to retch or choke
synonyms: choke
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. gag -- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
synonyms: heave, retch
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. gag, gags -- to stop up the mouth
synonyms: gags, gagged, gagging
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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