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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 slang.be gagging forbe gagging to to be very eager to have or do something
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
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Example Sentences
But when a serial sex predator is playing fanboy, the gag reflex kicks in.
The following page details a tribute gag the Simpsons team inserted into the background of a scene.
Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch Neil Patrick Harris in fishnets, high heels, and glitter could be a great gag.
They obtained a gag order against the defendant and his lawyers restricting what they could say about the case for several months.
And bonus points for the school bus that burst into flames with the comic timing of a Simpsons gag.
Braceway had made the trip to gag Morley, to see that he didn't uncover something which, after all, Morley didn't know—and I did!
They may buck and gag you, as they ought to, 'bout every day, but that won't be nothin' to the welting one of us 'll261 give you.
Bumper felt a tickling sensation in his throat, and he wanted to gag, but the bill prevented him.
The tickling went on for some time until Bumper, in spite of himself, began to gag and retch.
"'Cause I remember that coat gag now," said Al with a far-off look.
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