gag
/ɡæɡ/
Dictionary
noun
- A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.
- An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
- A joke or other mischievous prank.
- A device or trick used to create a practical effect; a gimmick
- A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
- A mouthful that makes one retch or choke.
- Mycteroperca microlepis, a species of grouper.
verb
- To experience the vomiting reflex.
"He gagged when he saw the open wound."
- To cause to heave with nausea.
- To restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth.
- To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
- To restrain someone's speech without using physical means.
"When the financial irregularities were discovered, the CEO gagged everyone in the accounting department."
- To choke; to retch.
- To deceive (someone); to con.
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