gag
/ɡæɡ/noun, verb1 syllable
Gag means: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter.
Synonyms for gag14
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
verb, as in make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
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
verb, as in cause to retch or choke
What does gag mean?9
noun
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter“he told a very funny joke”
restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
verb
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake“he swallowed a fishbone and gagged”
be too tight; rub or press“This neckband is choking the cat”
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
prevent from speaking out“The press was gagged”
tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them“The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair”
make jokes or quips“The students were gagging during dinner”
cause to retch or choke
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with gag?18
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