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List of meaning for gag

an obstructive object put over or in a person’s mouth to stop them from making noise

joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape(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"

gag, muzzle(verb)

restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting

gag, muzzle(verb)

prevent from speaking out

"The press was gagged"

choke, gag, fret(verb)

be too tight; rub or press

"This neckband is choking the cat"

gag, muzzle(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"

gag, quip(verb)

make jokes or quips

"The students were gagging during dinner"

gag, choke, strangle, suffocate(verb)

struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

gag, choke(verb)

cause to retch or choke

gag, heave, retch(verb)

make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

something said or done to cause laughter

the movie featured a gag involving a chicken driving a car that audiences thought was hysterically funny

a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke

played a gag on their teammate by putting shaving cream in his hat

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth

the terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag

to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe

took a bite that was too large and began to gag

to make jokes

the actor typically mugs and gags through his movies, but in his latest vehicle he plays it straight

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