English

Detailed Synonyms for gag in English

gag:

to gag verb (gags, gagged, gagging)

  1. to gag
    to clamp; to oppress; to gag
    • clamp verb (clamps, clamped, clamping)
    • oppress verb (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)
    • gag verb (gags, gagged, gagging)
  2. to gag
    to oppress; to truss up; to gag
    • oppress verb (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)
    • truss up verb (trusses up, trussed up, trussing up)
    • gag verb (gags, gagged, gagging)
  3. to gag
    – make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit 1
    to gag; to heave; to retch
    – make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit 1
    • gag verb (gags, gagged, gagging)
    • heave verb (heaves, hove, heaving)
    • retch verb (retches, retched, retching)
  4. to gag
    – cause to retch or choke 1
    to choke; to gag
    – cause to retch or choke 1
    • choke verb (chokes, choked, choking)
    • gag verb (gags, gagged, gagging)
  5. to gag
    – struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake 1
    to choke; to gag; to suffocate; to strangle
    – struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake 1
    • choke verb (chokes, choked, choking)
    • gag verb (gags, gagged, gagging)
      • he swallowed a fishbone and gagged1
    • suffocate verb (suffocates, suffocated, suffocating)
    • strangle verb (strangles, strangled, strangling)
  6. to gag
    – make jokes or quips 1
    to gag; quip
    – make jokes or quips 1
    • gag verb (gags, gagged, gagging)
      • The students were gagging during dinner1
    • quip verb
  7. to gag
    – tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them 1
    to gag; muzzle
    – tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them 1
    • gag verb (gags, gagged, gagging)
      • The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair1
    • muzzle verb
  8. to gag
    – be too tight; rub or press 1
    to choke; to gag; to fret
    – be too tight; rub or press 1
    • choke verb (chokes, choked, choking)
      • This neckband is choking the cat1
    • gag verb (gags, gagged, gagging)
    • fret verb (frets, fretted, fretting)
  9. to gag
    – prevent from speaking out 1
    to gag; muzzle
    – prevent from speaking out 1
    • gag verb (gags, gagged, gagging)
      • The press was gagged1
    • muzzle verb

Conjugations for gag:

present
  1. gag
  2. gag
  3. gags
  4. gag
  5. gag
  6. gag
simple past
  1. gagged
  2. gagged
  3. gagged
  4. gagged
  5. gagged
  6. gagged
present perfect
  1. have gagged
  2. have gagged
  3. has gagged
  4. have gagged
  5. have gagged
  6. have gagged
past continuous
  1. was gagging
  2. were gagging
  3. was gagging
  4. were gagging
  5. were gagging
  6. were gagging
future
  1. shall gag
  2. will gag
  3. will gag
  4. shall gag
  5. will gag
  6. will gag
continuous present
  1. am gagging
  2. are gagging
  3. is gagging
  4. are gagging
  5. are gagging
  6. are gagging
subjunctive
  1. be gagged
  2. be gagged
  3. be gagged
  4. be gagged
  5. be gagged
  6. be gagged
diverse
  1. gag!
  2. let's gag!
  3. gagged
  4. gagging
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

gag [the ~] noun

  1. the gag
    the joke; the gag; the quip; the jest; the pleasantry; the witticism; the witty remark
  2. the gag
    – restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting 1
    the gag; the muzzle
    – restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting 1
  3. the gag
    – a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter 1
    the laugh; the gag; the joke; the jest; the jape
    – a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter 1
    • laugh [the ~] noun
      • thanks for the laugh1
      • he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest1
    • gag [the ~] noun
      • he knows a million gags1
    • joke [the ~] noun
      • he told a very funny joke1
    • jest [the ~] noun
      • he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest1
    • jape [the ~] noun
      • even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point1

gag

  1. gag

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Related Definitions for "gag":

  1. restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting1
  2. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter1
    • he knows a million gags1
  3. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit1
  4. cause to retch or choke1
  5. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake1
    • he swallowed a fishbone and gagged1
  6. make jokes or quips1
    • The students were gagging during dinner1
  7. tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them1
    • The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair1
  8. be too tight; rub or press1
  9. prevent from speaking out1
    • The press was gagged1

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