gags

Meaning of gags

plural noun
  1. a piece of cloth put in or over a person's mouth to prevent them from speaking.
    they tied him up and put a gag in his mouth
  2. a device for keeping the patient's mouth open during a dental or surgical operation.
verb, 3rd person present
  1. put a gag on (someone).
    she was bound and gagged by robbers
  2. choke or retch.
    he gagged on the wine
  3. be very eager to have or do (something).
    I'm absolutely gagging for a pint
    we'll be sitting in front of the TV at five to seven next Saturday evening, gagging for the next instalment

Middle English: perhaps related to Old Norse gagháls ‘with the neck thrown back’, or imitative of a person choking.

plural noun
  1. a joke or an amusing story, especially one forming part of a comedian's act or in a film.
    films that goad audiences into laughing at the most tasteless of gags
verb, 3rd person present
  1. tell jokes.
    they gagged about their sexual problems

mid 19th century (originally theatrical slang): of unknown origin.

Information about gags

Hyphenation of gags

gags

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • gags is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

gags synonyms

Meaning a guard, typically made of straps or wire, fitted over an animal's muzzle to stop it biting or feeding:

muzzle

Meaning a piece of string, cord, or similar used for fastening or tying something:

tie

Meaning a measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control:

restraint

Meaning make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible:

block

Meaning block or fill in (a hole or cavity):

plug

Meaning block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter:

clog

Meaning prevent or constrain (an activity or idea):

stifle

Meaning suppress (a feeling or action):

smother

Meaning make (a sound) quieter or less distinct:

muffle

Meaning prohibit or prevent from speaking:

silence

Meaning make (someone) be quiet or stop talking:

hush

Meaning make or become silent, calm, or still:

quiet

Meaning make the sound and movement of vomiting:

retch

Meaning make an effort to vomit; retch:

heave

Meaning suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs:

convulse

Meaning (of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air:

choke

Meaning catch one's breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment:

gasp

Meaning feel as if one is about to vomit; retch:

keck

Meaning a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline:

joke

Meaning a thing said or done for amusement; a joke:

jest

Meaning a witty remark:

witticism, quip

Meaning a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings:

pun

Meaning a reply, especially a sharp or witty one:

rejoinder

Meaning a witty or lively remark, especially one made as an attack or as a diversion in an argument; a retort:

sally

Meaning a joke, typically a critical or unkind one:

crack

Meaning a witty remark or joke:

wisecrack

Meaning comic strips in newspapers:

funny

Meaning a return by a well-known person, especially an entertainer or sports player, to the activity in which they have formerly been successful:

comeback

Words that rhyme with gags

ungags, lallygags, lollygags

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