1. (noun) joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
Synonyms: prank, muzzle, caper, trick, antic, jest, gag, laughter, joke, jocularity, laugh, put-on, jape
2. (verb) gag, muzzle
restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
Synonyms: jest, gag, muzzle, joke, jape, gun muzzle, laugh
3. (verb) gag, muzzle
prevent from speaking out
Synonyms: muzzle, suffocate, gag, heave, fret, strangle, quip, retch, choke
4. (verb) choke, gag, fret
be too tight; rub or press
Synonyms: drop dead, strangle, pop off, gag, give-up the ghost, choke, foul, throttle, muzzle, cash in one's chips, fret, kick the bucket, expire, buy the farm, pass away, perish, croak, rub, clog, rankle, conk, eat away, asphyxiate, eat into, erode, clog up, back up, snuff it, decease, chafe, quip, go, scratch, heave, pass, choke off, fuss, die, suffocate, niggle, gall, exit, congest, scrag, grate, retch, stifle, fray
5. (verb) gag, muzzle
tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
Synonyms: muzzle, suffocate, gag, heave, fret, strangle, quip, retch, choke
6. (verb) gag, quip
make jokes or quips
Synonyms: muzzle, suffocate, gag, heave, fret, strangle, quip, retch, choke
7. (verb) gag, choke, strangle, suffocate
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
Synonyms: drop dead, strangle, pop off, gag, give-up the ghost, choke, foul, throttle, repress, muzzle, cash in one's chips, fret, kick the bucket, expire, halter, buy the farm, pass away, perish, croak, clog, conk, strangulate, asphyxiate, clog up, back up, snuff it, decease, quip, hamper, go, heave, pass, choke off, cramp, die, smother, suffocate, exit, congest, scrag, muffle, retch, stifle
8. (verb) gag, choke
cause to retch or choke
Synonyms: drop dead, strangle, pop off, gag, give-up the ghost, choke, foul, throttle, muzzle, cash in one's chips, fret, kick the bucket, expire, buy the farm, pass away, perish, croak, clog, conk, asphyxiate, clog up, back up, snuff it, decease, quip, go, heave, pass, choke off, die, suffocate, exit, congest, scrag, retch, stifle
9. (verb) gag, heave, retch
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
Synonyms: warp, heave up, gag, muzzle, choke, cat, heft, fret, honk, barf, sick, heave, chuck, puke, cast, heft up, spue, vomit, purge, regorge, puff, buckle, billow, vomit up, gasp, upchuck, disgorge, suffocate, pant, spew, strangle, regurgitate, throw up, be sick, retch, quip, surge
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