joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape -- (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")
gag, muzzle -- (restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting)
Overview of verb gag
The verb gag has 7 senses
gag, muzzle -- (prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged")
choke, gag, fret -- (be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat")
gag, 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")
gag, quip -- (make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner")
gag, choke, strangle, suffocate -- (struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged")