gag
1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter (Freq. 6) - 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 • Syn: joke, laugh, jest, jape • Derivationally related forms: jest (for: jest), laugh (for: laugh), gagster, jocular (for: joke), jokester (for: joke), joke (for: joke) • Hypernyms: wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness • Hyponyms: belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot, dirty joke, dirty story, blue joke, blue story, ethnic joke, funny story, good story, funny remark, funny, in-joke, one-liner, shaggy dog story, sick joke, sight gag, visual joke • Part Meronyms: punch line, laugh line, gag line, tag line 2. restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting • Syn: muzzle • Derivationally related forms: muzzle (for: muzzle) • Hypernyms: restraint, constraint
1. prevent from speaking out (Freq. 1) - The press was gagged • Syn: muzzle • Derivationally related forms: muzzle (for: muzzle) • Hypernyms: hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - They want to gag the prisoners 2. be too tight; rub or press - This neckband is choking the cat • Syn: choke, fret • Derivationally related forms: choker (for: choke) • Hypernyms: compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody 3. tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them - The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair • Syn: muzzle • Derivationally related forms: muzzle (for: muzzle) • Hypernyms: tie, bind • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 4. make jokes or quips - The students were gagging during dinner • Syn: quip • Derivationally related forms: quip (for: quip) • Hypernyms: joke, jest • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s that CLAUSE 5. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake - he swallowed a fishbone and gagged • Syn: choke, strangle, suffocate • Derivationally related forms: suffocative (for: suffocate), suffocation (for: suffocate), choking (for: choke) • Hypernyms: suffer, hurt • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s on something - Somebody ----s PP 6. cause to retch or choke • Syn: choke • Hypernyms: sicken • Verb Frames: - Something ----s somebody 7. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit • Syn: heave, retch • Derivationally related forms: retch (for: retch), heave (for: heave) • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s
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