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Definitions for Gag

[1] to stop up the mouth of (a person) by putting something in it, thus preventing speech, shouts, etc.
[2] to restrain by force or authority from freedom of speech; silence.
[3] to fasten open the jaws of, as in surgical operations.
[4] to cause to retch or choke.
[5] Metalworking . to straighten or bend (a bar, rail, etc.) with a gag.
[6] to retch or choke.
[7] something put into a person's mouth to prevent speech, shouting, etc.
[8] any forced or arbitrary suppression of freedom of speech.
[9] a surgical instrument for holding the jaws open.
[10] Metalworking . a shaped block of steel used with a press to straighten or bend a bar, rail, etc.
[11] a joke, especially one introduced into a script or an actor's part.
[12] any contrived piece of wordplay or horseplay.
[13] to tell jokes or make amusing remarks.
[14] to introduce gags in acting.
[15] to play on another's credulity, as by telling false stories.
[16] to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up ).
[17] a serranid game fish, Mycteroperca microlepsis, found along the southeastern coast of the U.S.
[18] any of several related fishes.
[19] (tr) to stop up (a person's mouth), esp with a piece of cloth, etc, to prevent him or her from speaking or crying out
[20] (tr) to suppress or censor (free expression, information, etc)
[21] to retch or cause to retch
[22] (intr) to struggle for breath; choke
[23] (tr) to hold (the jaws) of (a person or animal) apart with a surgical gag
[24] (tr) to apply a gag-bit to (a horse)
[25] be gagging for or be gagging to slang to be very eager to have or do something
[26] a piece of cloth, rope, etc, stuffed into or tied across the mouth
[27] any restraint on or suppression of information, free speech, etc
[28] a surgical device for keeping the jaws apart, as during a tonsillectomy
[29] parliamentary procedure another word for closure (def. 4)
[30] a joke or humorous story, esp one told by a professional comedian
[31] a hoax, practical joke, etc he did it for a gag
[32] (intr) to tell jokes or funny stories, as comedians in nightclubs, etc
[33] (often foll by up) theatre to interpolate lines or business not in the actor's stage part, usually comic and improvised to perform a stage jest, either spoken or based on movement

Words related to Gag

trick, hoax, wisecrack, quip, ruse, muzzle, constrain, choke, suppress, witticism, wile, drollery, jest, crack, obstruct, shy, stifle, throttle, muffle, balk

Words nearby Gag

gaffer, gaffer tape, gaffle, gaffney, gaffsail, gag, gag law, gag order, gag reflex, gag rule, gag-bit

Origin of Gag

3An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; origin uncertain

Word origin for Gag

C19: perhaps special use of gag 1

Synonyms for Gag

hoax, quip, ruse, trick, wisecrack, crack, drollery, jest, wile, witticism