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Definition of Gag

1. Noun. A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter. "Even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"

2. Verb. Prevent from speaking out. "They want to gag the prisoners "; "The press was gagged"

3. Noun. Restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting.

4. Verb. Be too tight; rub or press. "This neckband is choking the cat"

5. Verb. Tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them. "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"

6. Verb. Make jokes or quips. "The students were gagging during dinner"

7. Verb. Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake. "He swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

8. Verb. Cause to retch or choke.

9. Verb. Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit.

Definition of Gag

1. v. t. To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of speech to.

2. v. i. To heave with nausea; to retch.

3. n. Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.

Definition of Gag

1. Abbreviation. group specific antigens ¹

2. Noun. A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap. ¹

3. Noun. (legal) An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject. ¹

4. Noun. A joke or other mischievous prank. ¹

5. Noun. A convulsion of the upper digestive tract. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive) To experience the vomiting reflex. ¹

7. Verb. (context: U.S. Army slang) To smoke: to order a recruit to exercise until he "gags" (usually spoken in exaggeration). ¹

8. Verb. (transitive) To restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth. ¹

9. Verb. (transitive figuratively) To restrain someone's speech without using physical means. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gag

1. to stop up the mouth [v GAGGED, GAGGING, GAGS]

Medical Definition of Gag

1. 1. To retch; to cause to retch or heave. 2. To prevent from talking. 3. An instrument adjusted between the teeth to keep the mouth from closing during operations in the mouth or throat. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gag

gaffes gaffing gaffings gaffle gaffled gaffles gaffling gaffrigger gaffriggers gaffs

gaffsail gafiate gafiated gafiates gafiating gag (current term) gag-a-day gag law gag line gag me with a spoon

gag order gag orders gag protein gag reflex gag rule gaga gagaku gagakus gage gaged

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