Gag
WordNet
noun
(1) Restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
(2) 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"
verb
(3) Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
(4) Cause to retch or choke
(5) Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
"He swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
(6) Make jokes or quips
"The students were gagging during dinner"
(7) Tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
"The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"
(8) Be too tight; rub or press
"This neckband is choking the cat"
(9) Prevent from speaking out
"The press was gagged"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A device to restrain speech, usually a rag in the mouth and secured there with tape, another rag that has been folded into a narrow strip, or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or a leather or rubber strap.
- An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject. Also called a gag order.
- A joke or other mischievous prank.
- The vomiting reflex.
Verb
- To have the vomiting reflex triggered.
- (U.S. Army slang) Smoke : to order a recruit to exercise until he "gags" (usually spoken in exaggeration)
- To restrain someone's speech