gags 1 of 2

plural of gag

gags

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gag
1
as in vomits
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag

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2
as in chokes
to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe took a bite that was too large and began to gag

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  • On the ground, there’s a war of grappling, chokes, and limb breaks, and Oliveira is one of the best to ever fight it.
    Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Broken baggage chokes landfills and decomposes at a glacial pace.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Gags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gags. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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