Gag

[gæg]

Definition

(noun.) restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting.

(verb.) make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit.

(verb.) cause to retch or choke.

(verb.) struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; 'he swallowed a fishbone and gagged'.

(verb.) make jokes or quips; 'The students were gagging during dinner'.

(verb.) tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; 'The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair'.

(verb.) prevent from speaking out; 'The press was gagged'.

Checked by Casey--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

(v. t.) To pry or hold open by means of a gag.

(v. t.) To cause to heave with nausea.

(v. i.) To heave with nausea; to retch.

(v. i.) To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3.

(n.) Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.

(n.) A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat.

(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.

Checker: Merle

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Silence, stifle, muzzle, muffle.

v. n. Keck, retch.

Typist: Osborn

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Silence, stifle, burke, muzzle, hush

ANT:Evoke, provoke, inspire, animate

Inputed by Elizabeth

Definition

v.t. (slang) to deceive.—v.i. to practise imposture.—n. a made-up story lie: (U.S.) a laughing-stock.

v.t. to forcibly stop the mouth: to silence: to choke up: to introduce gag into a piece:—pr.p. gag′ging; pa.p. gagged.—n. something thrust into the mouth or put over it to enforce silence or distend the jaws during an operation: the closure applied in a debate: a mouthful which produces nausea the fat of fresh beef boiled: (slang) an actor's interpolation: a joke or hoax.—n. Gag′ger one who gags.

Typed by Arlene