even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point.
he knows a million gags.
he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest.
he swallowed a fishbone and gagged.
he told a very funny joke.
thanks for the laugh.
The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair.
The press was gagged.
The students were gagging during dinner.
This neckband is choking the cat.