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gag
1[ gag ]
verb (used with object)
- to 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.
verb (used without object)
- to retch or choke.
noun
- 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.
gag
2[ gag ]
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)
- 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)
- to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up ).
gag
3[ gag ]
noun
- a serranid game fish, Mycteroperca microlepsis, found along the southeastern coast of the United States.
- any of several related fishes.
gag
1/ ɡæɡ /
verb
- 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
noun
- 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
gag
2/ ɡæɡ /
noun
- a joke or humorous story, esp one told by a professional comedian
- a hoax, practical joke, etc
he did it for a gag
verb
- 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 History and Origins
Origin of gag1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gag1
Origin of gag2
Example Sentences
Find yourself in a marquee on a Saturday afternoon where there's a bar with wine and beer, gags being cracked, and speeches being made and you might think it's a wedding.
Some of those acts may involve aggressive, dominating behaviour such as face slapping, choking, gagging and spitting.
Prior to his conviction, Peterson several times violated the court’s pretrial “protective and gag orders” intended to ensure Pete’s safety and well-being, according to the filing.
Some mornings, she wakes up gagging or coughing.
“This is an attempt to gag people trying to hold the government to account,” he adds.
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