'Gag' definitions:

Definition of 'gag'

From: WordNet
noun
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" [syn: joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape]
noun
Restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting [syn: gag, muzzle]
verb
Prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged" [syn: gag, muzzle]
verb
Be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" [syn: choke, gag, fret]
verb
Tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair" [syn: gag, muzzle]
verb
Make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner" [syn: gag, quip]
verb
Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" [syn: gag, choke, strangle, suffocate]
verb
Cause to retch or choke [syn: gag, choke]
verb
Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit [syn: gag, heave, retch]

Definition of 'Gag'

From: GCIDE
  • Gag \Gag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Gagging.] [Prob. fr. W. cegio to choke or strangle, fr. ceg mouth, opening, entrance.]
  • 1. To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of speech to. --Marvell. [1913 Webster]
  • The time was not yet come when eloquence was to be gagged, and reason to be hood winked. --Maccaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To pry or hold open by means of a gag. [1913 Webster]
  • Mouths gagged to such a wideness. --Fortescue (Transl.). [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To cause to heave with nausea. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Gag'

From: GCIDE
  • Gag \Gag\, v. i.
  • 1. To heave with nausea; to retch. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3. [Slang] --Cornill Mag. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Gag'

From: GCIDE
  • Gag \Gag\, n.
  • 1. Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat. --Lamb. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A speech or phrase interpolated offhand by an actor on the stage in his part as written, usually consisting of some seasonable or local allusion. [Slang]

Synonyms of 'gag'

From: Moby Thesaurus