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English noun: gag | |||
| 1. | gag (communication) a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | jape, jest, joke, laugh | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | belly laugh, blue joke, blue story, dirty joke, dirty story, ethnic joke, funny, funny remark, funny story, good story, howler, in-joke, one-liner, riot, scream, shaggy dog story, sick joke, sidesplitter, sight gag, thigh-slapper, visual joke, wow | ||
| Part holonym | gag line, laugh line, punch line, tag line | ||
| 2. | gag (artifact) restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting | ||
| Synonyms | muzzle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | constraint, restraint | ||
English verb: gag | |||
| 1. | gag (perception) prevent from speaking out | ||
| Samples | The press was gagged. | ||
| Examples | They want to gag the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | muzzle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still | ||
| 2. | gag (contact) be too tight; rub or press | ||
| Samples | This neckband is choking the cat. | ||
| Synonyms | choke, fret | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze | ||
| 3. | gag (contact) tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them | ||
| Samples | The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair. | ||
| Synonyms | muzzle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bind, tie | ||
| 4. | gag (communication) make jokes or quips | ||
| Samples | The students were gagging during dinner. | ||
| Synonyms | quip | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | jest, joke | ||
| 5. | gag (body) struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake | ||
| Samples | He swallowed a fishbone and gagged. | ||
| Synonyms | choke, strangle, suffocate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s on something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hurt, suffer | ||
| 6. | gag (body) cause to retch or choke | ||
| Synonyms | choke | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sicken | ||
| 7. | gag (body) make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit | ||
| Synonyms | heave, retch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
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