English dictionary

gag

/g/&/g/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

noun.communication

Examples
He knows a million gags.

Synonyms jape jest joke laugh

Source: WordNet 3.0
restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting

noun.artifact

Synonyms muzzle

Source: WordNet 3.0
Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.

noun

Source: webster1913

prevent from speaking out

verb.perception

Examples
The press was gagged.

Source: WordNet 3.0
be too tight; rub or press

verb.contact

Synonyms choke fret

Source: WordNet 3.0
tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them

verb.contact

Examples
The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair.

Source: WordNet 3.0
make jokes or quips

verb.communication

Examples
The students were gagging during dinner.

Synonyms quip

Source: WordNet 3.0
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

verb.body

Examples
He swallowed a fishbone and gagged.

Synonyms choke strangle suffocate

Source: WordNet 3.0
cause to retch or choke

verb.body

Synonyms choke

Source: WordNet 3.0
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

verb.body

Synonyms heave retch

Source: WordNet 3.0
To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of speech to.

verb

Source: webster1913
To heave with nausea; to retch.

verb

Source: webster1913