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    Gag
    /ɡaɡ/

    noun

    • 1. a piece of cloth put in or over a person's mouth to prevent them from speaking or crying out: "they tied him up and put a gag in his mouth"
    • 2. a device for keeping the patient's mouth open during a dental or surgical operation.

    verb

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  3. Learn the various meanings and uses of the word gag as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to gag someone, something, or yourself in different contexts and situations.

  4. Gag definition: to stop up the mouth of (a person) by putting something in it, thus preventing speech, shouts, etc.. See examples of GAG used in a sentence.

  5. a piece of cloth that is tied around a person's mouth or put inside it in order to stop the person from speaking, shouting, or calling for help: Her hands and feet were tied and a gag placed over her mouth. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bands, straps and strips. armband.

  6. A gag is a piece of cloth that's tied around a person's face to keep them from speaking or being heard. Cartoon bad guys often tie up their victims and put gags over their mouths. To use a gag for shutting someone up is to gag them.

  7. A gag can be a device to prevent speaking, a joke to make people laugh, or a surgical instrument to hold the jaws open. Learn the meanings, synonyms, and usage of the word gag from various sources and dictionaries.

  8. Learn the different meanings and uses of the word gag as a verb and a noun. Find out how to gag someone or something, what a gag is in comedy or a joke, and how to gag a rule or an order.

  9. verb (used with object), gagged, gag·ging. to stop up the mouth of (a person) by putting something in it, thus preventing speech, shouts, etc. to restrain by force or authority from freedom of speech; silence .

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