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1. A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
   "he knows a million gags"
   - joke, laugh, jest, jape
    
2. Restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
   - muzzle

1. Prevent from speaking out
   "The press was gagged"
   - muzzle
    
2. Be too tight; rub or press
   - choke, fret
    
3. Tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
   "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"
   - muzzle
    
4. Make jokes or quips
   "The students were gagging during dinner"
   - quip
    
5. Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
   "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
   - choke, strangle, suffocate
    
6. Cause to retch or choke
   - choke
    
7. Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
   - heave, retch

Derived forms: gags, gagging, gagged

See also: gagster

Type of: bind, compact, compress, constraint, constrict, contract, drollness, humor [US], humour [Brit, Cdn], hurt, hush, hush up, jest, joke, press, quieten, restraint, shut up, sicken, silence, squeeze, still, suffer, tie, wit, witticism, wittiness

Encyclopedia: Gag