gag

gag has 17 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 3.

Definitions

• v. t.. 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.
• v. t.. To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
• v. t.. To cause to heave with nausea.
• v. i.. To heave with nausea; to retch.
• v. i.. To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3.
• n.. Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.
• n.. A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat.
• n.. 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.
• n.. restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
• n.. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "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"
• v.. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
• v.. cause to retch or choke