"gags" in the noun sense

1. joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape

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"

2. gag, muzzle

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

"gags" in the verb sense

1. gag, muzzle

prevent from speaking out

"The press was gagged"

2. choke, gag, fret

be too tight rub or press

"This neckband is choking the cat"

3. gag, muzzle

tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them

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

4. gag, quip

make jokes or quips

"The students were gagging during dinner"

5. gag, choke, strangle, suffocate

struggle for breath have insufficient oxygen intake

"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

6. gag, choke

cause to retch or choke

7. gag, heave, retch

make an unsuccessful effort to vomit strain to vomit

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