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1. (v.t.) gag
to stop up the mouth of (a person) by putting something in it.
2. gag
to restrain by force or authority from free speech.
3. gag
to hold open the jaws of, as in surgical operations.
4. gag
to cause to retch or choke.
5. (v.i.) gag
to retch or choke.
6. (n.) gag
something put into a person's mouth to prevent speech, shouting, etc.
7. gag
any forced or arbitrary suppression of free speech.
8. gag
a surgical instrument for holding the jaws open.
9. (n.) gag
a joke, esp. one introduced into a script.
10. gag
any contrived piece of wordplay or horseplay.
11. (v.i.) gag
to tell jokes or make amusing remarks.
Etymology: (1770–80; perh. identical with gag1; cf. ON gagg yelp)
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| Definition of 'gag' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
"he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
2. (verb) gag, muzzle
restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
3. (verb) gag, muzzle
prevent from speaking out
"The press was gagged"
4. (verb) choke, gag, fret
be too tight; rub or press
"This neckband is choking the cat"
5. (verb) gag, muzzle
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) gag, quip
make jokes or quips
"The students were gagging during dinner"
7. (verb) gag, choke, strangle, suffocate
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
8. (verb) gag, choke
cause to retch or choke
9. (verb) gag, heave, retch
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
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1. (verb) gag
to tie sth around sb's mouth so that they cannot talk
He had been gagged and bound.
2. gag
to prevent sb from giving information
to gag the newspapers
3. gag
to almost vomit
The smell of rotten food made him gag.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) gag
something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking
2. (noun) gag
a mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat
3. (noun) gag
a speech or phrase interpolated offhand by an actor on the stage in his part as written, usually consisting of some seasonable or local allusion
4. (verb) gag
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
5. (verb) gag
to pry or hold open by means of a gag
6. (verb) gag
to cause to heave with nausea
7. (verb) gag
to heave with nausea; to retch
8. (verb) gag
to introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3
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Sense: to prevent (a person) talking or making a noise, by putting something in or over his mouth
The guards tied up and gagged the prisoners.
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 Afrikaans: mond snoer |
 Arabic: يُكَمِّم فَم، يُخْرِس |
 Bulgarian: запушвам устата на |
 Brazilian: amordaçar |
 Czech: dát roubík, zacpat ústa |
 German: knebeln |
 Danish: kneble |
 Greek: φιμώνω |
 Spanish: amordazar |
 Estonian: suud kinni toppima |
 Farsi: دهان کسی را بستن |
 Finnish: laittaa suukapula |
 French: bâillonner |
 Hebrew: לִסתוֹם פִּיו שֶׁל- |
 Hindi: मुंह बन्द करना |
 Croatian: ušutkati |
 Hungarian: betöm (szájat) |
 Indonesian: membungkam |
 Icelandic: kefla |
 Italian: imbavagliare |
 Japanese: さるぐつわをはめる |
 Korean: 말못하게 재갈을 물리다 |
 Lithuanian: užkimšti burną |
 Latvian: piespiest klusēt; neļaut |
 Malay: sumbat |
 Dutch: de mond snoeren |
 Norwegian: kneble, sette munnkurv på |
 Polish: kneblować |
 Persian: دهان کسی را بستن |
 Pashto: چوپول، ږلى كول، خوله ورپټ |
 Portuguese: amordaçar |
 Romanian: a pune căluş |
 Russian: вставлять кляп |
 Slovak: zapchať ústa |
 Slovenian: zamašiti usta |
 Serbian: ućutkati |
 Swedish: lägga munkavle på |
 Thai: อุดปาก |
 Turkish: ağzını tıkamak |
 Taiwanese: 堵住嘴巴 |
 Ukrainian: вставляти кляп; затикати |
 Urdu: منہ میں کچھ رکھ کر خاموش |
 Vietnamese: bịt miệng |
 Chinese: 堵住...的口，塞物于...的口中 |
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