Funny way to ensure silence? (3)
I believe the answer is:
gag
This might be a double definition.
'funny' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'silence?' is the second definition.
(gagging is a kind of silencing)
'way to ensure' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may belong to one of the definitions.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gag that I've seen before include "Retch at the joke?" , "A palindromic joke or muzzle" , "Joke, hoax" , "Choke; joke" , "Make quiet" .)