Dictionary Entry
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
- 1transitive 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.
- 2transitive verb
To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
- 3transitive verb
To cause to heave with nausea.
- 4intransitive verb
To heave with nausea; to retch.
- 5intransitive verb
To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag., 3.
- 6noun
Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.
- 7noun
A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat.
- 8noun
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.
- 9noun
restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
Synonyms
- 10noun
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
"he told a very funny joke"
"he knows a million gags"
- 11verb
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- 12verb
cause to retch or choke
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- 13verb
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
- 14verb
make jokes or quips
"The students were gagging during dinner"
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- 15verb
tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
"The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"
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- 16verb
be too tight; rub or press
"This neckband is choking the cat"
- 17verb
prevent from speaking out
"The press was gagged"
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