The difference between Gag and Jest

When used as nouns, gag means a device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap, whereas jest means an act performed for amusement.

When used as verbs, gag means to experience the vomiting reflex, whereas jest means to tell a joke.


check bellow for the other definitions of Gag and Jest

  1. Gag as a noun:

    A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.

  2. Gag as a noun (legal):

    An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.

  3. Gag as a noun:

    A joke or other mischievous prank.

  4. Gag as a noun:

    A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.

  5. Gag as a noun (archaic):

    A mouthful that makes one retch or choke.

  1. Gag as a verb (intransitive):

    To experience the vomiting reflex.

    Examples:

    "He gagged when he saw the open wound."

  2. Gag as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to heave with nausea.

  3. Gag as a verb (transitive):

    To restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth.

    Examples:

    "The victims could not speak because the burglar had gagged them with duct tape."

  4. Gag as a verb (transitive):

    To pry or hold open by means of a gag.

  5. Gag as a verb (transitive, figuratively):

    To restrain someone's speech without using physical means.

    Examples:

    "When the financial irregularities were discovered, the CEO gagged everyone in the accounting department."

  1. Jest as a noun (archaic):

    An act performed for amusement; a joke.

  2. Jest as a noun (archaic):

    Someone or something that is ridiculed; the target of a joke.

    Examples:

    "Your majesty, stop him before he makes you the jest of the court."

  3. Jest as a noun (obsolete):

    A deed; an action; a gest.

  4. Jest as a noun (obsolete):

    A mask; a pageant; an interlude.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Nares"

  1. Jest as a verb:

    To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.

    Examples:

    "Surely you jest!"

  1. Jest as an adverb (AAVE, Southern US):