gag.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
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 device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap. Any suppression of freedom of speech.
A joke or mischievous prank.
A joke or mischievous prank. a device or trick used to create a practical effect; a gimmick
A joke or mischievous prank. A shocking or surprising thing.
A joke or mischievous prank. Unscripted lines introduced by an actor into his part.
A convulsion of the upper digestive tract, caused by the gag reflex.
A convulsion of the upper digestive tract, caused by the gag reflex. A mouthful that makes one retch or choke.
Any member of the species Mycteroperca microlepis of groupers.
Where this word comes from
The noun is from Early Modern English gagge; the verb is from Middle English gaggen. Possibly imitative or perhaps related to or influenced by Old Norse gag-háls ("with head thrown backwards"; > Norwegian dialectal gaga (“bent backwards”)). The intransitive sense "to retch" is from 1707. The noun is from the 16th century, figurative use (for "repression of speech") from the 1620s. The secondary meaning "(practical) joke" is from 1863, of unclear origin.
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.
To astonish (someone); to leave speechless.
Where this word comes from
The noun is from Early Modern English gagge; the verb is from Middle English gaggen. Possibly imitative or perhaps related to or influenced by Old Norse gag-háls ("with head thrown backwards"; > Norwegian dialectal gaga (“bent backwards”)). The intransitive sense "to retch" is from 1707. The noun is from the 16th century, figurative use (for "repression of speech") from the 1620s. The secondary meaning "(practical) joke" is from 1863, of unclear origin.
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