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gag

(g/&/g )

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter(noun.communication)

Example:
He knows a million gags.

Synonym:
jape, jest, joke, laugh

source: wordnet30
restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
muzzle

source: wordnet30
Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.(noun)

source: webster1913

prevent from speaking out(verb.perception)

Example:
The press was gagged.

source: wordnet30
be too tight; rub or press(verb.contact)

Synonym:
choke, fret

source: wordnet30
tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them(verb.contact)

Example:
The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair.

source: wordnet30
make jokes or quips(verb.communication)

Example:
The students were gagging during dinner.

Synonym:
quip

source: wordnet30
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake(verb.body)

Example:
He swallowed a fishbone and gagged.

Synonym:
choke, strangle, suffocate

source: wordnet30
cause to retch or choke(verb.body)

Synonym:
choke

source: wordnet30
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit(verb.body)

Synonym:
heave, retch

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To heave with nausea; to retch.(verb)

source: webster1913

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