| Main Entry: | gag |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | practical joke |
Synonyms: |
crack, drollery, hoax, jest, quip, ruse, trick, wile, wisecrack, witticism |
| Main Entry: | gag |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | silence, stop up |
Synonyms: |
balk, bottle up, choke, constrain, cork up, cork, curb, deaden, demur, garrote, keep the lid on, muffle, muzzle, obstruct, put the lid on, quiet, repress, restrain, shut down, shy, squash, squelch, stifle, still, stumble, suppress, tape up, throttle, tongue-tie |
| Main Entry: | gag |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | vomit, choke |
Synonyms: |
be nauseated, disgorge, gasp, heave, nauseate, pant, puke, retch, sicken, spew, strain, struggle, throw up |
| Main Entry: | act |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | part of a performance |
Synonyms: |
bit*, curtain, epilogue, gag, introduction, number, piece, prologue, routine, scene, schtick, show, sketch, spot, turn |
| Notes: | an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act |
| Main Entry: | anecdote |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | interesting or amusing story |
Synonyms: |
chestnut, episode, fairy tale, fish story, gag, incident, long and short of it, narration, narrative, old chestnut, recital, relation, reminiscence, short story, sketch, tale, tall story, tall tale, yarn |
| Main Entry: | caper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | antic, lark |
Synonyms: |
escapade, gag, gambol, high jinks, hop, hot foot, jest, joke, jump, leap, mischief, monkeyshines, practical joke, prank, put on*, revel, rib, rollick, shenanigan, sport, stunt, tomfoolery*, trick |
| Main Entry: | caprice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sudden change of behavior |
Synonyms: |
bee, caper*, changeableness, contrariety, crotchet, fad, fancy, fickleness, fitfulness, fool notion, freak, gag, humor, impulse, inconsistency, inconstancy, jerk, kink, mood, notion, peculiarity, perversity, put on*, quirk, rib, temper, thought, vagary, vein, whim, whimsy |
Antonyms: |
constancy, constant, dependability, steadfastness |
| Main Entry: | choke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | smother, block |
Synonyms: |
asphyxiate, bar, check, clog, close, congest, constrict, dam, die, drown, fill, gag, garrote, gasp, gibbet, kill, noose, obstruct, occlude, overpower, retard, squeeze, stifle, stop, stopper, strangle, strangulate, stuff, stunt, suffocate, suppress, throttle, wring |
Antonyms: |
release, unblock, unconstrict |
| Main Entry: | crack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | joke |
Synonyms: |
dig, funny remark, gag, insult, jest, jibe, quip, remark, return, smart remark, wisecrack, witticism |
| Main Entry: | debrief |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | silence |
Synonyms: |
censor, dummy up, gag, hold one's tongue, hush up, mute, muzzle, put the lid on, quash, say nothing, shut up, sit on, soft-pedal, squelch, stifle, suppress |