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单词 gag
释义

gag

1 of 2

verb

ˈgag How to pronounce gag (audio)
gagged; gagging

transitive verb

1
a
: to restrict use of the mouth of by inserting something into it to prevent speech or outcry
b
: to prevent from exercising freedom of speech or expression
trying to gag the press
legally gagged from discussing the case
c
: to pry or hold open with a gag
2
: to provide or write quips or pranks for
gag a show
3
: to choke or cause to retch

intransitive verb

1
a
: choke
also : to suffer a throat spasm that makes swallowing or breathing difficult
b
: retch
2
: to be unable to endure something : balk
The boys gagged at all the kissing and goo-goo eyes.
3
: to make quips
gagger noun

gag

2 of 2

noun

1
: something thrust into the mouth to keep it open or to prevent speech or outcry
2
: an official check or restraint on debate or free speech
a gag rule
3
: a laugh-provoking remark or act
4
: prank, trick

Synonyms

Verb

  • barf
  • heave
  • hurl
  • puke
  • retch
  • spew
  • spit up
  • throw up
  • upchuck
  • vomit

Noun

  • boff
  • boffo
  • boffola
  • crack
  • drollery
  • funny
  • giggle [chiefly British]
  • jape
  • jest
  • joke
  • josh
  • laugh
  • nifty
  • one-liner
  • pleasantry
  • quip
  • rib
  • sally
  • waggery
  • wisecrack
  • witticism
  • yuk [slang]
  • yuck
  • yak
  • yock
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Verb The government is trying to gag the press. the terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag Noun The movie relies on simpleminded gags for laughs. They hid his clothes as a gag. They tied up the hostages and put gags in their mouths. The government is trying to put a gag on the press. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Now imagine these items being covered in microscopic fecal matter and just try not to gag. Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2023 On Christmas Eve, the royal family exchanges gag gifts in the early evening and attends church services on Christmas morning. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 25 Dec. 2022 This leads Martin to pour an entire glass of water directly into his cohort’s mouth, causing Short to gag. Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2022 On real-estate TV, brokers and buyers wince and gag over dark cabinets and high-shine brass light fixtures and white appliances, all relics of trends past. Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 18 Nov. 2022 Led by a notoriously anti-Bolsonaro judge, Alexandre de Moraes, the TSE has grabbed extraordinary powers and is using them to gag Lula critics. Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2022 In Italy, as, increasingly, defamation charges are being used to gag the press. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2022 In a move befitting a goddamn movie star, Pugh will chopper fly in to Venice just in time to gag everyone on the red carpet. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2022 NDAs have also been used in more sinister circumstances to gag victims of harassment and abuse from speaking out about their experiences. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 11 July 2022
Noun
How strenuous are even its ostensibly funnier conceits, including a secondary villain who’s dredged up from the Marvel archives and placed in service of an especially tiresome running gag. Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023 The fan still remembered the gag all these years later. James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Feb. 2023 Field reveals that the wardrobe team liked her ad-libs so much they were inspired to include the gag with the tape on her jersey. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2023 Though the traditional figurine is a man with a red hat, the caganer has nowadays become more of a gag, made to look like celebrities and characters. Devika Rao, The Week, 24 Dec. 2022 To ensure the whole thing remained a secret, only a cadre of relevant producers, writers and network executives were let in on the gag. Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2022 Although many fans were able to have a laugh at the little gag, others recognize the danger of Stockton's rhetoric. Bryan Kalbrosky, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2022 With a little tuning on the audio side, the sour fruit is now a gag-worthy imitation of a gurgling death. WIRED, 7 Feb. 2023 That's a perfect mockumentary visual gag Brunson conjured on the fly. Darren Franich, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English gaggen "to strangle," of imitative origin

Noun

derivative of gag entry 1

First Known Use

Verb

1509, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

gag

1 of 2 verb
ˈgag How to pronounce gag (audio)
gagged; gagging
1
: to prevent from speaking or crying out by or as if by stopping up the mouth
2
a
: to vomit or cause to feel like vomiting
b
: choke entry 1 sense 2
3
: to be unable to endure something : balk
4
: to tell jokes

gag

2 of 2 noun
1
a
: something thrust into the mouth especially to prevent speech or outcry
b
: a check to free speech
2
: something said or done to cause laughter
3
: prank

gag 1 of 2

noun

1
as in joke
something said or done to cause laughter the movie featured a gag involving a chicken driving a car that audiences thought was hysterically funny

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • joke
  • laugh
  • giggle
  • joking
  • funny
  • yuck
  • scream
  • jape
  • wisecrack
  • yak
  • witticism
  • quip
  • prank
  • rib
  • pleasantry
  • yuk
  • drollery
  • nifty
  • sally
  • one-liner
  • boffo
  • parody
  • josh
  • waggery
  • crack
  • jest
  • boff
  • trick
  • comedy
  • yock
  • humor
  • mock
  • humorousness
  • riot
  • panic
  • buffoonery
  • caper
  • funning
  • mockery
  • wisecracking
  • riff
  • practical joke
  • antic
  • burlesque
  • lampoon
  • banter
  • kidding
  • caricature
  • boffola
  • funniness
  • knee-slapper
  • raillery
  • leg-pull
  • repartee
  • persiflage
  • wordplay
  • facetiousness
  • thigh-slapper
  • hilariousness
  • wit
  • put-on
  • monkeyshine(s)
  • drollness
2
as in prank
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke played a gag on their teammate by putting shaving cream in his hat

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • prank
  • trick
  • joking
  • caper
  • escapade
  • shine(s)
  • adventure
  • practical joke
  • rag
  • antic
  • experience
  • waggery
  • stunt
  • kidding
  • shavie
  • game
  • capriccio
  • time
  • knavery
  • jest
  • roguery
  • lark
  • monkeyshine(s)
  • frolic
  • dido
  • hijinks
  • teasing
  • tomfoolery
  • ploy
  • hoax
  • feat
  • deed
  • ruse
  • shenanigan(s)
  • performance
  • gambit
  • play
  • maneuver
  • subterfuge
  • horseplay
  • high jinks
  • skylarking
  • trickery
  • stratagem
  • conceit
  • whimsey
  • deception
  • mission
  • whimsy
  • rowdyism
  • whim
  • fooling
  • roughhousing
  • delusion
  • caprice
  • sham
  • deceit
  • vagary
  • fancy
  • fraud
  • wile
  • hanky-panky
  • hoodwinking

gag

2 of 2

verb

1
as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • vomit
  • retch
  • puke
  • barf
  • hurl
  • upchuck
  • heave
  • eject
  • spew
  • throw up
  • spit up
  • regurgitate
  • lose one's lunch
  • toss one's cookies
  • disgorge
  • nauseate
  • expel
2
as in to choke
to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe took a bite that was too large and began to gag

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • choke
  • vomit
  • suffocate
  • retch
  • heave
  • stifle
  • throw up
  • asphyxiate
  • smother

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • breathe
  • inspire
  • expire
  • respire
3
as in to joke
to make jokes the actor typically mugs and gags through his movies, but in his latest vehicle he plays it straight

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • joke
  • fun
  • yuck
  • quip
  • banter
  • jest
  • fool
  • jolly
  • kid
  • yuk
  • jape
  • wisecrack
  • tease
  • parody
  • rag
  • jive
  • ridicule
  • crack wise
  • mock
  • chaff
  • amuse
  • josh
  • jibe
  • caricature
  • rib
  • gibe
  • jeer
  • haze
  • lampoon
  • satirize
  • entertain
  • rally
  • razz
  • divert
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