gag

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. muffle, silence; choke, strangle, retch. See ejection. —n., informal, joke. See wit.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To stop the mouth]

Syn. choke, muzzle, muffle, obstruct, stifle, smother, throttle, strangle, garrote, silence by violence, tape up, suffocate.

2. [To forbid expression to]

Syn. silence, constrain, suppress, repress, hush; see also quiet 2 .

3. [To retch]

Syn. be nauseated, sicken, choke; see vomit .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

joke, practical joke, prank, trick, wisecrack, caper, jest, *leg-pulling.

II

v.

1. choke retch, heave, gasp, upchuck, vomit, puke.

2. silence muzzle, shut up, censor, squelch, hush, muffle, suppress, *put a lid on.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun Informal. Words or actions intended to excite laughter or amusement: jape, jest, joke, quip, witticism. Informal: funny. Slang: ha-ha. See LAUGHTER. II verb To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check: burke, choke (back), hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle. Informal: sit on (or upon). See RESTRAINT.