gag
gag
- n a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
he knows a million gags - n restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
- v prevent from speaking out
The press was gagged - v be too tight; rub or press
- v tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair - v make jokes or quips
The students were gagging during dinner - v struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
he swallowed a fishbone and gagged - v cause to retch or choke
- v make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- Jaded with press-agentry is Miami, but fortnight ago her citizens were stirred by a new publicity gag turned loose upon them by the McCann-Erickson advertising agency.
- The Wareian "gag" completed itself in my head: the dish on the window sill, and me alone on the couch in my underwear staring at Jessica Alba.
- The gag order itself became the story instead.