Shall we pull a gag?
Source: tatoeba (2018156)
Gag
//ɡæɡ//
Synonyms for "gag" (279 found)
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Closest matches (56)
Strong matches (84)
dirty jokedirty storydisarmdiscouragedisgorgedouble entendredrollerydrowndumbfoundegestenchainethnic jokeextinguishfast onefeed the fishfeel disgustfetterfunfunny storygag order
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gibeglycosaminoglycangood onegood storygyveshalterhamhammy actinghamperhamstringhandcuffhandcuffsheaveheave the gorgehoaxhobblehobbleshog tiehog-tiehokehokumhold downhoppleshowlerhushhush-hushhushclothimpersonationinhibitironironsjapejestjestbookjibjump onkeckkeep downkeep underkillknock outlaughleading stringsleashmanaclemimesismimickingmimicrymimingmufflemuffler
Verb(5 words)
Related words (139)
mummerymutemuzzleoregon boatoveractingpanicpantomimingparalyzepatterperformanceperformingpersonationpilloryplayplayactingplayingpointportrayalpour water onpractical joke
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prankprojectionprostratepukepunput downput to silencequashquellquenchquietquietenquietenerquipregurgitatereinsrejectrepresentationrepressrestrainrestraintrestraintsretchretortrib ticklerriotrusesallyscreamscrupleshackleshushshutshut downshut down onshysick jokesick upsicken atsidesplittersight gagsilencesilence clothsilencersit down onsit onslapsticksmashsmothersoft pedalsoft-pedalsordinesordinosound-absorbing materialsoundproofingsoundproofing insulationsourdinespewsportsquashsquelchstage businessstage directionsstage presencestanchsticksticklestiflestillstocksstop upstorystraightjacketstrainstrait-waistcoatstraitjacketstranglestrangleholdstrike dumbstultifystumblestuntsubduesuffocatesuppresstaking a roletetherthrottlethrow uptrammeltrammelstricktrusstruss upupchuckvisual jokevomitwaggerywheezewilewisecrackwitticismwowyakyarnyoke
Noun(2 words)
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13 entriesTranslations
96 translations across 30 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- номер noun (joke or prank)
- повдигане noun (convulsion)
- шега noun (joke or prank)
- повдига ми се verb (to experience the vomiting reflex)
Catalan
2 entries- mordassa noun (device to restrain speech)
- emmordassar verb (To restrain someone's speech)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 干呕 verb (to experience the vomiting reflex)
Czech
1 entries- roubík class s noun (device to restrain speech)
Danish
4 entries- gag noun (joke or prank)
- knebel noun (device to restrain speech)
- opstød noun (convulsion)
- gylpe verb (to experience the vomiting reflex)
Dutch
4 entries- knevel noun (device to restrain speech)
- prop noun (device to restrain speech)
- knevelen verb (To restrain someone's speech)
- kokhalzen verb (to experience the vomiting reflex)
Egyptian
1 entries- s-t:p-A2 verb (to experience the vomiting reflex)
Esperanto
1 entries- buŝoŝtopilo noun (device to restrain speech)
Finnish
4 entries- kepponen noun (joke or prank)
- pila noun (joke or prank)
- suukapula noun (device to restrain speech)
- suukapulamääräys noun (order or rule forbidding discussion)
French
4 entries- bâillon noun (device to restrain speech)
- gag noun (joke or prank)
- haut-le-cœur noun (convulsion)
- avoir un haut-le-cœur verb (to experience the vomiting reflex)
Galician
1 entries- arquexar verb (to experience the vomiting reflex)
Georgian
4 entries- სარჭობი noun (device to restrain speech)
- საცობი noun (device to restrain speech)
- ხუმრობა noun (joke or prank)
- ჩაჩუმება verb (To restrain someone's speech)
German
4 entries- Gag noun (joke or prank)
- Knebel noun (device to restrain speech)
- Maulkorberlass noun (order or rule forbidding discussion)
- Witz noun (joke or prank)
Irish
2 entries- gobán noun (device to restrain speech)
- scéal grinn noun (joke or prank)
Italian
4 entries- bavaglio noun (device to restrain speech)
- scenetta noun (joke or prank)
- trovata noun (joke or prank)
- imbavagliare verb (To restrain someone's speech)
Japanese
2 entries- ギャグ noun (joke or prank)
- 猿轡 noun (device to restrain speech)
Korean
2 entries- 개그 noun (joke or prank)
- 재갈 noun (device to restrain speech)
Māori
4 entries- koromōkā noun (device to restrain speech)
- mōkā noun (device to restrain speech)
- koromōkā verb (To restrain someone's speech)
- pūtanetane verb (to experience the vomiting reflex)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- brekning noun (convulsion)
- brekke seg verb (to experience the vomiting reflex)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- اوكورمك verb (to experience the vomiting reflex)
Polish
4 entries- gag noun (joke or prank)
- knebel noun (device to restrain speech)
- kneblować verb (To restrain someone's speech)
- zakneblować verb (To restrain someone's speech)
Portuguese
4 entries- asco noun (convulsion)
- mordaça noun (device to restrain speech)
- amordaçar verb (To restrain someone's speech)
- engulhar verb (to experience the vomiting reflex)
Russian
2 entries- кляп noun (device to restrain speech)
- шу́тка noun (joke or prank)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- glas-ghuib noun (device to restrain speech)
Spanish
4 entries- asco noun (convulsion)
- basca noun (convulsion)
- mordaza noun (device to restrain speech)
- mordaza noun (joke or prank)
Swedish
3 entries- kväljning noun (convulsion)
- munkavle noun (device to restrain speech)
- få kväljningar verb (to experience the vomiting reflex)
Turkish
1 entries- öğürmek verb (to experience the vomiting reflex)
Ukrainian
3 entries- жарт noun (joke or prank)
- за́тичка noun (device to restrain speech)
- кляп noun (device to restrain speech)
Vietnamese
1 entries- ọe verb (to experience the vomiting reflex)
Welsh
3 entries- safndag noun (device to restrain speech)
- safnrhwym noun (device to restrain speech)
- smaldod noun (joke or prank)
Sample sentences
31 total sentences available.
The bandits put a gag in his mouth.
Source: tatoeba (2253517)
Is this a gag?
Source: tatoeba (2253519)
The odor of dirty socks makes me gag.
Source: tatoeba (2334873)
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