gag

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gag[1,verb] gag[2,noun] gag order sight gag

Main Entry: ¹gag
Pronunciation: 'gag
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): gagged; gag·ging
Etymology: Middle English gaggen to strangle, of imitative origin
transitive verb
1 a : to restrict use of the mouth of by inserting a gag b : to prevent from exercising freedom of speech or expression c : to pry or hold open with a gag
2 : to provide or write quips or pranks for <gag a show>
3 : to choke or cause to retch
intransitive verb
1 a : CHOKE; also : to suffer a throat spasm that makes swallowing or breathing difficult b : RETCH
2 : to be unable to endure something : BALK
3 : to make quips
- gag·ger noun