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gag

Letters that make gag

a, g are letters that make 'gag'

Words within gag

Ag, Ga, GA are words within 'gag'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of gag

gage, gags, gaga are words created by adding a letter to 'gag'

gag is a 3 letter word starting with g
gag is a 3 letter word ending with g

9 possible definitions for 'gag'

Gag as "restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting"

Under this definition, gag is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

muzzle has the same meaning as gag

gag as a type

'gag' can be a type of restraint, constraint.

Derivatives of gag

muzzle, gag are derivatives of 'gag'.

Gag as "a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter"

Under this definition, gag is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

jape, joke, jest, laugh have the same meaning as 'gag'

gag as a type

'gag' can be a type of humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness.

Types of gag

howler, riot, funny story, wow, dirty story, blue story, ethnic joke, blue joke, funny, dirty joke, belly laugh, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, scream, good story, funny remark, in-joke, one-liner, shaggy dog story, sick joke, sight gag, visual joke are types of 'gag'.

Parts of gag

punch line, laugh line, gag line, tag line are parts of 'gag'.

Derivatives of gag

joker, gagman, gagster, gagwriter, jokester, express mirth, express joy, joke, quip, gag, jesting, jocose, jocular, joking, jest, laugh are derivatives of 'gag'.

Example of gag used within this context

"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"

Gag as "struggle for breath, have insufficient oxygen intake"

Under this definition, gag is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

choke, suffocate, strangle have the same meaning as 'gag'

gag as a type

'gag' can be a type of suffer, hurt.

Derivatives of gag

choking, smothering, suffocating, suffocative, suffocation, asphyxiation are derivatives of 'gag'.

Example of gag used within this context

"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

Gag as "cause to retch or choke"

Under this definition, gag is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

choke has the same meaning as gag

gag as a type

'gag' can be a type of sicken.

Gag as "make an unsuccessful effort to vomit, strain to vomit"

Under this definition, gag is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

heave, retch have the same meaning as 'gag'

Derivatives of gag

heave, retch are derivatives of 'gag'.

Gag as "make jokes or quips"

Under this definition, gag is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

quip has the same meaning as gag

gag as a type

'gag' can be a type of joke, jest.

Derivatives of gag

epigram, crack, sally, jape, gag, joke, jest, wisecrack, quip, laugh are derivatives of 'gag'.

Example of gag used within this context

"The students were gagging during dinner"

Gag as "be too tight, rub or press"

Under this definition, gag is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

choke, fret have the same meaning as 'gag'

gag as a type

'gag' can be a type of compress, constrict, squeeze, contract, compact, press.

Derivatives of gag

choker, neck ruff, dog collar, neckband, ruffle, collar, ruff are derivatives of 'gag'.

Gag as "prevent from speaking out"

Under this definition, gag is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

muzzle has the same meaning as gag

gag as a type

'gag' can be a type of hush, quieten, shut up, hush up, silence, still.

Derivatives of gag

gag, muzzle are derivatives of 'gag'.

Example of gag used within this context

"The press was gagged"

Gag as "tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them"

Under this definition, gag is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

muzzle has the same meaning as gag

gag as a type

'gag' can be a type of tie, bind.

Derivatives of gag

gag, muzzle are derivatives of 'gag'.

Example of gag used within this context

"The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"