The Clue
Muzzles (4 letter answer)
The Answer
GAGS
Tags
Notes
The answer GAGS is uncommon, appearing about once every 550 puzzles.
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Pranks
Silences
Wisecracks
April fools
Comedian's offerings
Comedian's stock
Comic's material
Laugh-getters
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Shuts up
Youngman forte
Youngman's forte
Comic's stock in trade
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Gets choked up
Shuts up, as a hostage
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Stand-up comic's material
Definition
GAG as a noun:
1. (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"
2. (gag, muzzle) = restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
GAG as a verb:
1. (gag, muzzle) = prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"
2. (choke, gag, fret) = be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"
3. (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"
4. (gag, quip) = make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner"
5. (gag, choke, strangle, suffocate) = struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
6. (gag, choke) = cause to retch or choke
7. (gag, heave, retch) = make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit