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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