gag
English Thesaurus
1. restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | constraint, restraint, |
| definition | : | a device that retards something's motion (noun.artifact) |
2. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | belly laugh, howler, riot, scream, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow, |
| definition | : | a joke that seems extremely funny (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | blue joke, blue story, dirty joke, dirty story, |
| definition | : | an indelicate joke (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | ethnic joke, |
| definition | : | a joke at the expense of some ethnic group (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | funny, funny remark, funny story, good story, |
| definition | : | an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | in-joke, |
| definition | : | a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | one-liner, |
| definition | : | a one-line joke (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | shaggy dog story, |
| definition | : | a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | sick joke, |
| definition | : | a joke in bad taste (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | sight gag, visual joke, |
| definition | : | a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie) (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | gag line, laugh line, punch line, tag line, |
| definition | : | the point of a joke or humorous story (noun.communication) |
3. cause to retch or choke (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | sicken, |
| definition | : | make sick or ill (verb.body) |
4. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake (verb.body)
5. make jokes or quips (verb.communication)
6. tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them (verb.contact)
7. be too tight; rub or press (verb.contact)
8. prevent from speaking out (verb.perception)
9. restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting (noun.artifact)
10. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | express joy, express mirth, laugh, |
| definition | : | produce laughter (verb.body) |
11. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit (verb.body)
12. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake (verb.body)
| derivation | : | asphyxiation, suffocation, |
| definition | : | the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | choking, |
| definition | : | a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | smothering, suffocating, suffocative, |
| definition | : | causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat (adj.all) |
13. make jokes or quips (verb.communication)
14. tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them (verb.contact)
15. be too tight; rub or press (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | choker, collar, dog collar, neckband, |
| definition | : | necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck (noun.artifact) |
16. prevent from speaking out (verb.perception)
17. restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting (noun.artifact)
18. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | express joy, express mirth, laugh, |
| definition | : | produce laughter (verb.body) |
19. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit (verb.body)
20. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake (verb.body)
| derivation | : | asphyxiation, suffocation, |
| definition | : | the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | choking, |
| definition | : | a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | smothering, suffocating, suffocative, |
| definition | : | causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat (adj.all) |
21. make jokes or quips (verb.communication)
22. tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them (verb.contact)
23. be too tight; rub or press (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | choker, collar, dog collar, neckband, |
| definition | : | necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck (noun.artifact) |
24. prevent from speaking out (verb.perception)
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