Definitions For Gag
noun
- Restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
- A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- Something said or done to make people laugh
- Something done as a playful trick
- Something (such as a piece of cloth) that is put into or over someone's mouth in order to prevent speech
verb
- Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- Cause to retch or choke
- Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- Make jokes or quips
- Tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
- Be too tight; rub or press
- Prevent from speaking out
- To put something (such as a piece of cloth) into or over a person's mouth in order to prevent that person from speaking, calling for help, etc.
- To prevent (someone) from speaking freely or expressing opinions
- To vomit or feel as if you are about to vomit : to feel as if what is in your stomach is going to come up into your mouth
Examples of Gag in a Sentence
- The government is trying to gag the press.
- The terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag
- The movie relies on simpleminded gags for laughs.
- They hid his clothes as a gag.
- They tied up the hostages and put gags in their mouths.
noun
- Restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
- A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
- Something said or done to make people laugh
- Something done as a playful trick
- Something (such as a piece of cloth) that is put into or over someone's mouth in order to prevent speech
verb
- Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- Cause to retch or choke
- Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
- Make jokes or quips
- Tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
- Be too tight; rub or press
- Prevent from speaking out
- To put something (such as a piece of cloth) into or over a person's mouth in order to prevent that person from speaking, calling for help, etc.
- To prevent (someone) from speaking freely or expressing opinions
- To vomit or feel as if you are about to vomit : to feel as if what is in your stomach is going to come up into your mouth
- The government is trying to gag the press.
- The terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag
- The movie relies on simpleminded gags for laughs.
- They hid his clothes as a gag.
- They tied up the hostages and put gags in their mouths.