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gag

/ɡæɡ/noun, verb1 syllable

Gag means: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter.

Synonyms for gag14

noun, as in a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

joke, laugh, jest, jape

noun, as in restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting

verb, as in struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

choke, strangle, suffocate

verb, as in be too tight; rub or press

verb, as in make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

heave, retch

verb, as in prevent from speaking out

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

verb, as in make jokes or quips

quip

verb, as in cause to retch or choke

also used for gag

gag grouper, gag order

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What does gag mean?9

noun

1

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter“he told a very funny joke”

2

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

verb

1

struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake“he swallowed a fishbone and gagged”

2

be too tight; rub or press“This neckband is choking the cat”

3

make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

4

prevent from speaking out“The press was gagged”

5

tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them“The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair”

6

make jokes or quips“The students were gagging during dinner”

7

cause to retch or choke

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with gag?18

one syllable

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Gag in a sentence

  • No offense, but the sheer thought of blood sausage makes me gag.DJ_Saidez
  • It's an old gag, but a good one.CK
  • That man is funny, he has lots of gags.anzart
  • The bandits put a gag in his mouth._undertoad
  • The odor of dirty socks makes me gag.orcrist
  • This is a gag gift that someone gave me.CK
  • This is a gag gift that somebody gave me.CK
  • This is a gag gift someone gave me.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of gag

as a noun

plural
gags

as a verb

past tense
gagged
present participle
gagging
third-person singular
gags
past participle
gagged