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The definition of gag

11 Definitions of: gag

    1. verb, to stop up (a person's mouth), esp with a piece of cloth, etc, to prevent him or her from speaking or crying out
    2. verb, to suppress or censor (free expression, information, etc)
    3. verb, to retch or cause to retch
    4. verb, to struggle for breath; choke
    5. verb, to hold (the jaws) of (a person or animal) apart with a surgical gag
    6. verb, to apply a gag-bit to (a horse)
    7. verb, be gagging for or to slang to be very eager to have or do something
    8. noun, a piece of cloth, rope, etc, stuffed into or tied across the mouth
    9. noun, any restraint on or suppression of information, free speech, etc
    10. noun, a surgical device for keeping the jaws apart, as during a tonsillectomy
    11. noun, parliamentary procedure. another word for closure
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    1. noun, a joke or humorous story, esp one told by a professional comedian
    2. noun, a hoax, practical joke, etc
    3. verb, to tell jokes or funny stories, as comedians in nightclubs, etc
    4. verb, theatre a) to interpolate lines or business not in the actor's stage part, usually comic and improvised b) to perform a stage jest, either spoken or based on movement
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Synonyms: silence, subdue, muzzle, tie, restraint, suppress, muffle, curb, stifle, quieten And more...
 

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