gag
1[ gag ]
/ gæg /
verb (used with object), gagged, gag·ging.
verb (used without object), gagged, gag·ging.
to retch or choke.
noun
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Origin of gag
11400–50; late Middle English gaggen to suffocate; perhaps imitative of the sound made in choking
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Definition for gagging (2 of 2)
gag2
[ gag ]
/ gæg /
noun
a joke, especially one introduced into a script or an actor's part.
any contrived piece of wordplay or horseplay.
verb (used without object), gagged, gag·ging.
to tell jokes or make amusing remarks.
to introduce gags in acting.
to play on another's credulity, as by telling false stories.
verb (used with object), gagged, gag·ging.
to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up).
Origin of gag
21770–80; perhaps special use of gag1; compare Old Norse gagg yelp
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British Dictionary definitions for gagging (1 of 2)
gag1
/ (ɡæɡ) /
verb gags, gagging or gagged
noun
Word Origin for gag
C15 gaggen; perhaps imitative of a gasping sound
British Dictionary definitions for gagging (2 of 2)
gag2
/ (ɡæɡ) informal /
noun
a joke or humorous story, esp one told by a professional comedian
a hoax, practical joke, etche did it for a gag
verb gags, gagging or gagged
(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
Word Origin for gag
C19: perhaps special use of gag 1
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Medical definitions for gagging
gag
[ găg ]
v.
To choke, retch, or undergo a regurgitative spasm.
To prevent from talking.
n.
An instrument adjusted between the teeth to keep the mouth from closing during operations in the mouth or throat.
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