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- [gag]
- /gæg/
- /ɡæɡ/
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- [gag]
- /gæg/
Definitions of gag word
- verb with object gag to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up). 1
- verb without object gag to tell jokes or make amusing remarks. 1
- verb without object gag to introduce gags in acting. 1
- verb without object gag to play on another's credulity, as by telling false stories. 1
- noun gag a joke, especially one introduced into a script or an actor's part. 1
- noun gag any contrived piece of wordplay or horseplay. 1
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Origin of gag
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English gaggen to suffocate; perhaps imitative of the sound made in choking
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Gag
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gag popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gag usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gag
verb gag
- muzzle — the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
- constrain — To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
- choke — When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs.
- suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
noun gag
- joke — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- one-liner — a brief joke or amusing remark.
- funny — funnies. comic strips. Also called funny paper. the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc.
- shaggy dog story — a funny story, traditionally about a talking dog, that, after an often long and involved narration of unimportant incidents, has an absurd or irrelevant punch line.
- witticism — a witty remark or sentence.
Antonyms for gag
verb gag
- release — to lease again.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
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