gag
(noun, verb, abbreviation)
abbreviation
1. group specific antigens
noun
1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- he knows a million gags
Similar word(s): jape, jest, joke, laugh
Definition categories: communication, humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness
2. restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
Similar word(s): muzzle
Definition categories: man–made, constraint, restraint
verb
1. prevent from speaking out
- The press was gagged
Similar word(s): muzzle
Definition categories: perception, hush, quieten, silence, still
2. be too tight; rub or press
Definition categories: contact, compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze
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
Similar word(s): muzzle
Definition categories: contact, bind, tie
4. make jokes or quips
- The students were gagging during dinner
Similar word(s): quip
Definition categories: communication, jest, joke
5. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
Similar word(s): choke, strangle, suffocate
Definition categories: body, hurt, suffer
6. cause to retch or choke
Similar word(s): choke
Definition categories: body, sicken
7. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
Definition categories: body
Sentences with gag as a verb:
- He gagged when he saw the open wound.
- The victims could not speak because the burglar had gagged them with duct tape.
- When the financial irregularities were discovered, the CEO gagged everyone in the accounting department.