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(noun) muzzle
restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
(noun) jape, jest, laugh, joke
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
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
(verb) choke
cause to retch or choke
(verb) choke, suffocate, strangle
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
(verb) quip
make jokes or quips
The students were gagging during dinner
(verb) muzzle
tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair
be too tight; rub or press
This neckband is choking the cat
(verb) muzzle
prevent from speaking out
The press was gagged