gag

gag is a 3-letter English word with 17 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 7 · 17 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. transitive verb. To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
3. transitive verb. To cause to heave with nausea.
4. intransitive verb. To heave with nausea; to retch.
5. intransitive verb. To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3.
6. noun. Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.
7. noun. A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat.
8. noun. 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.
9. noun. restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting

   Synonyms: muzzle

10. noun. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

    "he told a very funny joke"

    "he knows a million gags"

    Synonyms: jape, jest, joke, laugh

11. verb. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

    Synonyms: heave, retch

12. verb. cause to retch or choke

    Synonyms: choke

13. verb. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

    "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

    Synonyms: choke, strangle, suffocate

14. verb. make jokes or quips

    "The students were gagging during dinner"

    Synonyms: quip

15. 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"

    Synonyms: muzzle

16. verb. be too tight; rub or press

    "This neckband is choking the cat"

    Synonyms: choke, fret

17. verb. prevent from speaking out

    "The press was gagged"

    Synonyms: muzzle

Synonyms

muzzle, jape, jest, joke, laugh, heave, retch, choke, strangle, suffocate, quip, fret

Common word forms

gags, gaged, gager, gages, gagged, gagger, gaging, gagging

Words from these letters

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