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verb (used with object)
1.
to stop up the mouth of (a person) by putting something in it, thus preventing speech, shouts, etc.
2.
to restrain by force or authority from freedom of speech; silence.
3.
to fasten open the jaws of, as in surgical operations.
4.
to cause to retch or choke.
5.
Metalworking. to straighten or bend (a bar, rail, etc.) with a gag.
verb (used without object)
6.
to retch or choke.
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Gagging
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
noun
7.
something put into a person's mouth to prevent speech, shouting, etc.
8.
any forced or arbitrary suppression of freedom of speech.
9.
a surgical instrument for holding the jaws open.
10.
Metalworking. a shaped block of steel used with a press to straighten or bend a bar, rail, etc.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English gaggen to suffocate; perhaps imitative of the sound made in choking
1400–50; late Middle English gaggen to suffocate; perhaps imitative of the sound made in choking
Synonyms
2. curb, stifle, suppress.
2. curb, stifle, suppress.
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noun
1.
a joke, especially one introduced into a script or an actor's part.
2.
any contrived piece of wordplay or horseplay.
verb (used without object)
3.
to tell jokes or make amusing remarks.
4.
to introduce gags in acting.
5.
to play on another's credulity, as by telling false stories.
verb (used with object)
6.
to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up).
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Word Origin & History
gag
"joke," 1823, probably related to theatrical sense of "matter interpolated in a written piece by the actor" (1847), or from slang verbal sense of "to deceive, take in with talk" (1777), both on notion of "stuff, fill" (see gag (v.)).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
gag (gāg)
v. gagged, gag·ging, gags
To choke, retch, or undergo a regurgitative spasm.
To prevent from talking.
An instrument adjusted between the teeth to keep the mouth from closing during operations in the mouth or throat.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Slang Dictionary
gag definition[gæg]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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