gag gag /ˈgæg/

noun

1. () A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter  ( jape , laugh , jest , gag , joke )
   a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
    He told a very funny joke
   he told a very funny joke
    He knows a million gags
   he knows a million gags
    Thanks for the laugh
   thanks for the laugh
    He laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
   he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
    Even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
   even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
   
2. Restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting  ( gag , muzzle )
   restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
   
   

verb

1. () Prevent from speaking out  ( muzzle , gag )
   prevent from speaking out
    The press was gagged
   The press was gagged
   
2. Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit  ( gag , heave , retch )
   make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
   
3. Cause to retch or choke  ( choke , gag )
   cause to retch or choke
   
4. Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake  ( gag , strangle , suffocate , choke )
   struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
    He swallowed a fishbone and gagged
   he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
   
5. Make jokes or quips  ( gag , quip )
   make jokes or quips
    The students were gagging during dinner
   The students were gagging during dinner
   
6. Tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them  ( 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
   The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair
   
7. Be too tight; rub or press  ( fret , gag , choke )
   be too tight; rub or press
    This neckband is choking the cat
   This neckband is choking the cat