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The Meaning of gag
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(v. t.) 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.
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(v. t.) To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
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(v. t.) To cause to heave with nausea.
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(v. i.) To heave with nausea; to retch.
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(v. i.) To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3.
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(n.) Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.
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(n.) A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat.
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(n.) 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.
Synonyms
joke
,
laugh
,
jest
,
jape
,
muzzle
,
muzzle
,
choke
,
fret
,
muzzle
,
quip
,
choke
,
strangle
,
suffocate
,
choke
,
heave
,
retch
Rhymes
ag
,
bag
,
bagg
,
bagge
,
blagg
,
brag
,
bragg
,
bundestag
,
clagg
,
codag
,
cragg
,
dag
,
drag
,
fag
,
fagg
,
flag
,
flagg
,
gragg
,
greylag
,
hag
,
hagg
,
hagge
,
handbag
,
kragh
,
lag
,
mag
,
mailbag
,
montag
,
nag
,
plagge
,
rag
,
ragtag
,
reflag
,
saddlebag
,
sag
,
sandbag
,
schlag
,
schrag
,
scrag
,
scragg
,
shag
,
slag
,
snag
,
sontag
,
sprag
,
spragg
,
stag
,
stagg
,
tag
,
tagg
,
tagge
,
wag
,
wagg
,
wragg
,
zag
,
zig-zag