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English to English noun 1. 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 his own jest|even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point source: wordnet30
2. restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting source: wordnet30
3. Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking. source: webster1913
verb 4. prevent from speaking out The press was gagged source: wordnet30
5. be too tight; rub or press This neckband is choking the cat source: wordnet30
6. tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair source: wordnet30
7. make jokes or quips The students were gagging during dinner source: wordnet30
8. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake he swallowed a fishbone and gagged source: wordnet30
9. cause to retch or choke source: wordnet30
10. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit source: wordnet30
11. 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. source: webster1913
12. To heave with nausea; to retch. source: webster1913
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