1. (

• joke ,
• gag ,
• laugh ,
• jest ,
• jape

) 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" ;

2. (

• gag ,
• muzzle

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

1. (

• gag ,
• muzzle

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

2. (

• choke ,
• gag ,
• fret ,

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

3. (

• gag ,
• muzzle ,

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

4. (

• gag ,
• quip

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

5. (

• gag ,
• choke ,
• strangle ,
• suffocate ,

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

6. (

• gag ,
• choke ,

) cause to retch or choke ;

7. (

• gag ,
• heave ,
• retch ,

) make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit ;