gag
1to stop up the mouth of (a person) by putting something in it, thus preventing speech, shouts, etc.
to restrain by force or authority from freedom of speech; silence.
to fasten open the jaws of, as in surgical operations.
to cause to retch or choke.
Metalworking. to straighten or bend (a bar, rail, etc.) with a gag.
to retch or choke.
something put into a person's mouth to prevent speech, shouting, etc.
any forced or arbitrary suppression of freedom of speech.
a surgical instrument for holding the jaws open.
Metalworking. a shaped block of steel used with a press to straighten or bend a bar, rail, etc.
Origin of gag
1Other words for gag
Other definitions for gag (2 of 3)
a joke, especially one introduced into a script or an actor's part.
any contrived piece of wordplay or horseplay.
to tell jokes or make amusing remarks.
to introduce gags in acting.
to play on another's credulity, as by telling false stories.
to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up).
Origin of gag
2Other definitions for gag (3 of 3)
a serranid game fish, Mycteroperca microlepsis, found along the southeastern coast of the United States.
any of several related fishes.
Origin of gag
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How to use gag in a sentence
She opens the trunk to reveal West inside, bound and gagged.
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Tig watching his daughter, bound and gagged but still conscious, burnt to a crisp in front of him.
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State media, once gagged by Hosni Mubarak, found its voice—and then lost it once again.
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Jacques Cambremer evaded justice only by reason of the fact that his father gagged him and cast him into the sea.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheThen he made the boy unlock the cell door and Jim slipped out, gagged the kid, and walked out of the jail.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur ChapmanHe was tied up and gagged quietly; and then came the exciting moment, when the key was first tried in the door.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramHe was chained down to the floor by Mr. —— order, and had been gagged.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) | John WestAfter which he was bound and gagged and summarily left to lie by the roadside.
The Bronze Eagle | Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
British Dictionary definitions for gag (1 of 2)
/ (ɡæɡ) /
(tr) to stop up (a person's mouth), esp with a piece of cloth, etc, to prevent him or her from speaking or crying out
(tr) to suppress or censor (free expression, information, etc)
to retch or cause to retch
(intr) to struggle for breath; choke
(tr) to hold (the jaws) of (a person or animal) apart with a surgical gag
(tr) to apply a gag-bit to (a horse)
be gagging for or be gagging to slang to be very eager to have or do something
a piece of cloth, rope, etc, stuffed into or tied across the mouth
any restraint on or suppression of information, free speech, etc
a surgical device for keeping the jaws apart, as during a tonsillectomy
parliamentary procedure another word for closure (def. 4)
Origin of gag
1British Dictionary definitions for gag (2 of 2)
/ (ɡæɡ) informal /
a joke or humorous story, esp one told by a professional comedian
a hoax, practical joke, etc: he did it for a gag
(intr) to tell jokes or funny stories, as comedians in nightclubs, etc
(often foll by up) theatre
to interpolate lines or business not in the actor's stage part, usually comic and improvised
to perform a stage jest, either spoken or based on movement
Origin of gag
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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