Definition of Gag
1. Noun. A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter. "Even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
Generic synonyms: Humor, Humour, Wit, Witticism, Wittiness
Terms within: Gag Line, Laugh Line, Punch Line, Tag Line
Specialized synonyms: Belly Laugh, Howler, Riot, Scream, Sidesplitter, Thigh-slapper, Wow, Blue Joke, Blue Story, Dirty Joke, Dirty Story, Ethnic Joke, Funny, Funny Remark, Funny Story, Good Story, In-joke, One-liner, Shaggy Dog Story, Sick Joke, Sight Gag, Visual Joke
Derivative terms: Gagster, Jest, Jest, Jocular, Joke, Joke, Jokester, Laugh
2. Verb. Prevent from speaking out. "They want to gag the prisoners "; "The press was gagged"
Generic synonyms: Hush, Hush Up, Quieten, Shut Up, Silence, Still
Derivative terms: Muzzle
3. Noun. Restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting.
4. Verb. Be too tight; rub or press. "This neckband is choking the cat"
Generic synonyms: Compact, Compress, Constrict, Contract, Press, Squeeze
Derivative terms: Choker, Choker
5. 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"
6. Verb. Make jokes or quips. "The students were gagging during dinner"
7. Verb. Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake. "He swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
Generic synonyms: Hurt, Suffer
Derivative terms: Choking, Suffocation, Suffocative
8. Verb. Cause to retch or choke.
9. Verb. Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit.
Definition of Gag
1. v. t. 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.
2. v. i. To heave with nausea; to retch.
3. n. Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.
Definition of Gag
1. to stop up the mouth [v GAGGED, GAGGING, GAGS]
Medical Definition of Gag
1. 1. To retch; to cause to retch or heave. 2. To prevent from talking. 3. An instrument adjusted between the teeth to keep the mouth from closing during operations in the mouth or throat. (05 Mar 2000)
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