Gag - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
verb
- tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them (syn: muzzle)
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit (syn: heave, retch)
Extra examples
The government is trying to gag the press.
...the terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag...
The movie relies on simpleminded gags for laughs.
They hid his clothes as a gag.
They tied up the hostages and put gags in their mouths.
The government is trying to put a gag on the press.
The foul smell made her gag.
He almost gagged on his first mouthful of food.
Thugs gagged her and tied her to a chair.
He left his victim bound and gagged (=tied up and with something over their mouth that stops them speaking).
He told a few gags.
It was a bit of a running gag (=a joke which is repeated) in the show.
The press was gagged
The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair
The students were gagging during dinner
Word forms
I/you/we/they: gag
he/she/it: gags
present participle: gagging
past tense: gagged
past participle: gagged
singular: gag
plural: gags
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