Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)joke, gag, laugh, jest, japea 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” (n)gag, muzzlerestraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting Verbs
(v)gag, muzzleprevent from speaking out“The press was gagged” (v)choke, gag, fretbe too tight; rub or press“This neckband is choking the cat” (v)gag, muzzletie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them“The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair” (v)gag, quipmake jokes or quips“The students were gagging during dinner” (v)gag, heave, retchmake an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit