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gag

noun

1 gag

A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter:
— He knows a million gags.

synonyms: jape, jest, joke, laugh.

Roget 599: the drama, the stage, the theater, the play; film the film, movies, motion pictures, cinema, cinematography; theatricals, dramaturgy, histrionic art, buskin, sock, ... show more

Dutch: bak, gebbetje, geestigheid, grap, joke, koddigheid, mop, plaisanterie, witz
Polish: żart, kawał, dowcip

2 gag

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

synonym: muzzle.

Roget 752: prison, prison house; jail, gaol, cage, coop, den, cell; stronghold, fortress, keep, donjon, dungeon, Bastille, ... show more

Dutch: prop
Polish: knebel

verb

1 gag

Prevent from speaking out:
— The press was gagged.

synonym: muzzle.

Roget 751: restrain, check; put under restraint, lay under restraint; enthral, enthrall, inthral, inthrall, bethral, bethrall; restrict; debar etc. ... show more

Roget 599: act, play, perform; put on the stage; personate etc. 554; mimic etc. (imitate) 19; enact; play a part, act a part, ... show more

Roget 581: keep silence etc. 585; speak low, speak softly; whisper etc. (faintness) 405.    silence; render mute, render silent; muzzle, muffle, ... show more

Dutch: muilkorven

2 gag

Be too tight; rub or press.

synonyms: choke, fret.

3 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.

synonym: muzzle.

4 gag

Make jokes or quips:
— The students were gagging during dinner.

synonym: quip.

5 gag

Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake:
— He swallowed a fishbone and gagged.

synonyms: choke, strangle, suffocate.

6 gag

Cause to retch or choke.

synonym: choke.

7 gag

Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit.

synonyms: heave, retch.

Dutch: braken


Moby thesaurus: Oregon boat, acoustic tile, acting, antiknock, asphyxiate, baffler, balk, barf, be nauseated, be seasick, be sick, belly laugh, bilbo, blue story, boggle, bond, bonds, bottle up, bridle, bring up ... show more.

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