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- pronunciation:
- gaeg
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
gags, gagging, gagged |
| definition 1: |
to prevent (someone) from speaking or crying out by securing something across or inside the mouth.
They gagged the prisoners.- similar words:
- hush, muffle, silence
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| definition 2: |
to prevent from exercising free expression by using force or authority.
The rebels came to power and immediately gagged the press.- synonyms:
- censor, muzzle, suppress, throttle
- similar words:
- burke, silence, stifle
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| definition 3: |
to cause to choke or retch.
The bitter taste nearly gagged me.- similar words:
- choke, strangle, throttle
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| definition 4: |
to hold open the jaws of, as for a surgical procedure.
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| related words: |
quiet, shut up, suppress |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to choke or retch.
The customer was gagging on a chicken bone.The child coughed so hard that she gagged.- synonyms:
- choke, retch
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| related words: |
gulp, stifle |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
something put across or into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or other sound.
After the men left, she tried to remove the gag from her mouth. |
| definition 2: |
a restriction of free expression.
- synonyms:
- muzzle
- similar words:
- curb, fetters, injunction, restraint, restriction, shackle, suppression
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| definition 3: |
a device used to hold the jaws open, as for a surgical procedure.
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| related words: |
bit, muffle |
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