noun
                                                a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
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                                                                                                        - 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
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
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                                                verb
                                                prevent from speaking out
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                                                                                                        - The press was gagged
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                be too tight
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                                                                                                        - rub or press
- This neckband is choking the cat
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
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                                                                                                        - The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                make jokes or quips
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                                                                                                        - The students were gagging during dinner
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                struggle for breath
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                                                                                                        - have insufficient oxygen intake
- he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                cause to retch or choke
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                                                verb
                                                make an unsuccessful effort to vomit
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                                                                                                        - strain to vomit