WordNet sense 1 (a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter):

jape, jest, joke, laugh

WordNet sense 2 (restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting):

muzzle

WordNet sense 3 (be too tight; rub or press):

choke, fret

WordNet sense 4 (make jokes or quips):

quip

WordNet sense 5 (struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake):

strangle, suffocate

WordNet sense 6 (make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit):

heave, retch