Gag (Noun)
Meaning 1
Restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The prisoner's mouth was fitted with a gag to silence their angry outbursts.
- The kidnapper taped a cloth gag over the victim's mouth to muffle their screams.
- During the interrogation, a gag was inserted into the suspect's mouth to prevent them from speaking.
- The hostage's mouth was gagged with a strip of duct tape to prevent them from calling for help.
- The protesters were silenced when police officers forcibly inserted gags into their mouths.
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Meaning 2
A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "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".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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- Wow
- One-liner
- Sight Gag
- Sick Joke
- Funny Remark
- Scream
- Funny Story
- Riot
- Funny
- Howler
- Thigh-slapper
- Ethnic Joke
- In-joke
- Dirty Joke
- Blue Joke
- Blue Story
- Belly Laugh
- Shaggy Dog Story