Gag - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

A large solid piece of hard material, especially rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side.

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A block of marble

verb

Make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible.

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The narrow roads were blocked by cars

verb

Obstruct

verb

(of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air.

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Willie choked on a mouthful of tea

noun

A valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started.

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An automatic choke

noun

The inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke.

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Cut the artichokes in half and remove the hairy inner choke and any hard leaves, leaving only the t…

noun

A shoe with a thick wooden sole.

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Traditional footwear is sandals or wooden clogs with a thong that passes between the big toe and th…

verb

Block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter.

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The gutters were clogged up with leaves

verb

To become blocked or filled so that movement or activity is slowed or stopped, or to cause this to happen

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[ t ] during rush hour, downtown streets are clogged with commuters., [ m ] too much cholesterol cl…

noun

A return by a well-known person, especially an entertainer or sports player, to the activity in which they have formerly been successful.

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The heavyweight champion is set to make his comeback in england

noun

A return to an earlier and better position or condition

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The band was popular in the late '70s, and had a comeback in the early '90s.

noun

A situation in which someone or something becomes popular, famous, or successful again after a period of being much less popular, etc.

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Make a comeback she's trying to make a comeback with her first album for 20 years., stage a comebac…

verb

Suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs.

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She convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain

verb

To shake violently, or to cause someone to shake without control

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[ i ] the audience convulsed with laughter., convulsive laughter/sobs

verb

To (cause to) shake violently with sudden uncontrolled movements

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To convulse with pain, a racking cough convulsed her whole body.

noun

A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.

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A hairline crack down the middle of the glass

verb

Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

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The ice all over the bog had cracked

adjective

Very good or skilful.

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He is a crack shot

adjective

Causing laughter or amusement; humorous.

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A funny story

noun

Comic strips in newspapers.

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I read the sports page, funnies, and editorial

An account of an amusing incident

verb

Catch one's breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment.

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A woman gasped in horror at the sight of him

noun

A convulsive catching of breath.

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His breath was coming in gasps

verb

To take a short, quick breath through the mouth, especially because of surprise, pain, or shock

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Gasp in when she saw the money hidden in the box she gasped in surprise., [ + speech ] "help me!" h…

verb

Lift or haul (something heavy) with great effort.

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She heaved the sofa back into place

noun

An act of heaving.

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With that last heave, maurice's anchor wrenched clear of the mud

verb

To pull, push, lift, or throw something heavy

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[ t always + adv/prep ] he leaned his weight against the door and heaved it open., [ i ] after the …

verb

Make (someone) be quiet or stop talking.

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He placed a finger before pursed lips to hush her

noun

A silence.

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A hush descended over the crowd

noun

Quiet or silence, esp. after noise

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A hush fell over the crowd., hush! you’ll wake the baby!

noun

A thing said or done for amusement; a joke.

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He laughed uproariously at his own jest

verb

Speak in a joking way.

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You jest, surely?

noun

A joke

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We were able to laugh aloud at every jest., his remarks about the beatles were in jest.

noun

A thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline.

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She was in a mood to tell jokes

verb

Make jokes; talk humorously or flippantly.

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She could laugh and joke with her colleagues

noun

Something, such as an amusing story or trick, that is said or done in order to make people laugh

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He told a joke about a farmer and a lawyer that made nicholas burst into laughter., the playing con…

verb

Wrap or cover for warmth.

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Everyone was muffled up in coats and scarves

noun

A receptacle in a furnace or kiln in which things can be heated without contact with combustion products.

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A muffle furnace

verb

To make a sound quieter and less clear

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Ted and i looked at each other with open mouths and muffled our laughs in our sleeves., i could hea…

noun

The projecting part of the face, including the nose and mouth, of an animal such as a dog or horse.

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She patted the horse's velvety muzzle

verb

Put a muzzle on (an animal).

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The dog should have been muzzled

noun

The mouth and nose of an animal, esp. a dog or a horse, or a covering put over this in order to prevent the animal from biting

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Frank will continue to muzzle his critics., dangerous dogs should be muzzled.

noun

A joke or a clever and funny remark or answer that is usually one sentence long

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There are some very witty one-liners in the play.

idiom

An amusing use of a word or phrase that has more than one meaning

noun

A piece of solid material fitting tightly into a hole and blocking it up.

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Somewhere in the pipes there is a plug of ice blocking the flow

verb

Short for fireplug.

noun

A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.

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The railway society reception was an informal party of people of all stations (excuse the pun) in l…

verb

Make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word.

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His first puzzle punned on composers, with answers like ‘handel with care’ and ‘haydn go seek’

verb

Consolidate (earth or rubble) by pounding it.

adjective

Making little or no noise.

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The car has a quiet, economical engine

noun

Absence of noise or bustle; silence; calm.

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The ringing of the telephone shattered the early morning quiet

verb

Make or become silent, calm, or still.

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There are ways of quieting kids down

noun

A witty remark.

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Peter ate heartily with a quip about being a condemned man

verb

Make a witty remark.

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‘flattery will get you nowhere,’ she quipped

noun

A reply, especially a sharp or witty one.

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She would have made some cutting rejoinder but none came to mind

noun

A quick answer, often given in a way that is competitive or amusing

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The reviewer’s mistakes were so flagrant that gove drafted a strong rejoinder.

noun

A measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control.

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Decisions are made within the financial restraints of the budget

verb

Make the sound and movement of vomiting.

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The sour taste in her mouth made her retch

noun

A movement or sound of vomiting.

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With a sudden retch he vomited all over the floor

verb

To make the sound and action of vomiting, esp. when nothing is actually vomited

noun

A sudden charge out of a besieged place against the enemy; a sortie.

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The garrison there made a sally against us

verb

Make a military sortie.

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They sallied out to harass the enemy

noun

The part of a bell rope that has coloured wool woven into it to provide a grip for the bell-ringer's hands.

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There are two parts to the bell rope – the tail and the soft sally, which are pulled alternately to…

noun

Complete absence of sound.

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Sirens pierce the silence of the night

verb

Prohibit or prevent from speaking.

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She was silenced by the officer's stern look

noun

An absence of sound; complete quiet

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A profound silence spread itself through the sleeping house., [ u ] the two men ate in silence and …

verb

Kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.

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I dreamt a stranger was trying to kill me by smothering me with a pillow

noun

A mass of something that stifles or obscures.

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All this vanished in a smother of foam

verb

To prevent a person or animal from getting oxygen

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Several animals were smothered by smoke from the fire., the pasta was smothered with a creamy sauce…

verb

Make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate.

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Those in the streets were stifled by the fumes

noun

A joint in the legs of horses, dogs, and other animals, equivalent to the knee in humans.

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At necropsy all stifle joints were stable to an anterior drawer force with no significant limitatio…

verb

Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

verb

Attach or fasten with string or similar cord.

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They tied max to a chair

noun

A piece of string, cord, or similar used for fastening or tying something.

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He tightened the tie of his robe

verb

Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

noun

A witty remark or joke.

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She could pinpoint the absurdity of every situation with a snappy wisecrack

verb

Make a witty remark or joke.

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Katherine wisecracked until her last breath

noun

A remark that criticizes someone or something in a humorous way

noun

A witty remark.

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Maurice roared with laughter at his own witticisms

noun

A remark that is witty (= both intelligent and amusing)