gag
noun
[ ɡaɡ ]
• a piece of cloth put in or over a person's mouth to prevent them from speaking.
• "they tied him up and put a gag in his mouth"
• a device for keeping the patient's mouth open during a dental or surgical operation.
gag
verb
• put a gag on (someone).
• "she was bound and gagged by robbers"
Similar:
stop up,
block,
plug,
clog,
stifle,
smother,
muffle,
put a gag on,
silence,
hush,
quiet,
• choke or retch.
• "he gagged on the wine"
Similar:
retch,
heave,
dry-heave,
convulse,
almost vomit,
feel nauseous,
choke,
gasp,
struggle for breath,
fight for air,
keck,
• be very eager to have or do (something).
• "I'm absolutely gagging for a pint"
Origin:
Middle English: perhaps related to Old Norse gagháls ‘with the neck thrown back’, or imitative of a person choking.
gag
noun
• a joke or an amusing story, especially one forming part of a comedian's act or in a film.
• "films that goad audiences into laughing at the most tasteless of gags"
Similar:
joke,
jest,
witticism,
quip,
pun,
play on words,
double entendre,
funny remark,
witty remark,
flash of wit,
rejoinder,
sally,
bon mot,
crack,
wisecrack,
one-liner,
funny,
comeback,
gag
verb
• tell jokes.
• "they gagged about their sexual problems"
Origin:
mid 19th century (originally theatrical slang): of unknown origin.
