Other Definitions
gag (enc)
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Gag| Noun | 1. | gag - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"ethnic joke - a joke at the expense of some ethnic group in-joke - a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people shaggy dog story - a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness sight gag, visual joke - a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie) | | | 2. | gag - restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shoutingconstraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" | | | Verb | 1. | gag - prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged" | | | 2. | gag - be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" | | | 3. | gag - tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair" | | | 4. | gag - make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner"jest, joke - tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious" | | | 5. | gag - struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" | | | 6. | gag - cause to retch or chokesicken - make sick or ill; "This kind of food sickens me" | | | 7. | gag - make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit | |
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