Definitions for gagger
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gaggæg(v.; n.)gagged, gag•ging
(v.t.)to stop up the mouth of (a person) by putting something in it.
to restrain by force or authority from free speech.
to hold open the jaws of, as in surgical operations.
Category: Surgery
to cause to retch or choke.
Category: Physiology
(v.i.)to retch or choke.
Category: Physiology
(n.)something put into a person's mouth to prevent speech, shouting, etc.
any forced or arbitrary suppression of free speech.
a surgical instrument for holding the jaws open.
Category: Surgery
Origin of gag:
1400–50; late ME: to suffocate; perh. imit. of the sound made in choking
gag′ger
gag*gæg(n.; v.)gagged, gag•ging.
(n.)a joke, esp. one introduced into a script.
Category: Informal
any contrived piece of wordplay or horseplay.
Category: Informal
(v.i.)to tell jokes or make amusing remarks.
Category: Informal
* Informal..
Origin of gag:
1770–80; perh. identical with gag1; cf. ON gagg yelp
gag′ger
Wiktionary
gagger(Noun)
A piece of iron embedded in the sand of a mold to keep the sand in place.
Webster Dictionary
Gagger(noun)
one who gags
Gagger(noun)
a piece of iron imbedded in the sand of a mold to keep the sand in place
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