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–n.1. something put in a person's mouth to keep him from talking or crying out: »
Untie his feet; pull out his gag; he will chocke else (Fletcher and Shirley).
2. Figurative. anything used to silence a person or persons; a restraint or hindrance to free speech: »Imagine, if you can, his indignant eloquence had England offered to put a gag upon his lips (Wendell Phillips).
4. U.S., Figurative. (in a legislative body) a law or ruling designed to restrict or prevent discussion on a particular subject.5. a device for keeping the jaws open during surgery.–v.t.1. to stop up the mouth of with a gag; keep from talking or crying out with a gag: »The robbers tied the watchman's arms and gagged his mouth.
2. Figurative. to force to keep silent; restrain or hinder from free speech: »The time was not yet come when eloquence was to be gagged (Macaulay).
SYNONYM(S): silence, suppress.3. to cause to choke or strain in an effort to vomit.4. to put a device into (the mouth) to keep the jaws open.5. to choke up (a valve or other opening).6. Informal. to introduce additional gags into (a performance or script).–v.i.2. Informal. a) to tell or make gags; joke: »Even when he quit gagging, his audience sometimes kept on laughing (Time).
b) to introduce additional gags in a performance or script. c) to make fun of a person's readiness to believe by telling false stories.╂[probably imitative]–gag´ger, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
