gag vs riot

gag and riot both are nouns.

gag and riot both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gag	Yes	No	Yes	No
riot	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, riot is a hyponym of gag; that is, riot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gag:

gag: a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
riot: a joke that seems extremely funny

Other hyponyms of gag include belly laugh, howler, scream, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow, blue joke, blue story, dirty joke, dirty story, ethnic joke, funny, funny remark, funny story, good story, in-joke, one-liner, shaggy dog story, sick joke, sight gag, visual joke.

gag (noun)	riot (noun)
restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting	a public act of violence by an unruly mob
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter	a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
	a joke that seems extremely funny
	a state of disorder involving group violence

gag (verb)	riot (verb)
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake	take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit	engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
cause to retch or choke
make jokes or quips
be too tight; rub or press
tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
prevent from speaking out

Difference between gag and riot

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