· 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"

Synonym(s): joke, laugh, jest, jape

Hypernym(s): wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness

· restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting

Synonym(s): muzzle

Hypernym(s): restraint, constraint

· prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"

Synonym(s): muzzle

Hypernym(s): hush, quieten, silence, still, shut_up, hush_up

· be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"

Synonym(s): choke, fret

Hypernym(s): compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press

· tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"

Synonym(s): muzzle

Hypernym(s): tie, bind

· make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner"

Synonym(s): quip

Hypernym(s): joke, jest

· struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

Synonym(s): choke, strangle, suffocate

Hypernym(s): suffer, hurt

· cause to retch or choke

Synonym(s): choke

Hypernym(s): sicken

· make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

Synonym(s): heave, retch