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"The press was gagged"verbprevent from speaking out
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verbmake an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
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"The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"verbtie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
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"The students were gagging during dinner"verbmake jokes or quips
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"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"verbstruggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
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nounrestraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
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"he knows a million gags"nouna humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
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verbbe too tight; rub or press
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verbcause to retch or choke
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Definition that contains gag
- do engage in
- take engage for service under a term of contract
- make engage in
- give consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
- brother used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement
- play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- play be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- play engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- excuse ask for permission to be released from an engagement
- working actively engaged in paid work