Gag word meaning and definition

[noun] restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
[noun] a humorous anecdote or remark
[verb] make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
[verb] cause to retch or choke
[verb] struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
[verb] make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner"
[verb] be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"
[verb] prevent from speaking

\Gag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gagging}.] [Prob. fr. W. cegio to choke or strangle, fr. ceg mouth, opening, entrance.] 1. To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of speech to. --Marvell. The time was not yet come when eloquence was to be gagged, and reason to be hood winked. --Maccaulay. 2. To pry or hold open by means of a gag. Mouths gagged to such a wideness. --Fortescue (Transl.). 3. To cause to heave with nausea.
\Gag\, v. i. 1. To heave with nausea; to retch. 2. To introduce gags or interpolations. See {Gag}, n., 3. [Slang] --Cornill Mag.
\Gag\, n. 1. Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking. 2. A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat. --Lamb. 3. A speech or phrase interpolated offhand by an actor on the stage in his part as written, usually consisting of some seasonable or local allusion. [Slang] {Gag rein} (Harness), a rein for drawing the bit upward in the horse's mouth. {Gag runner} (Harness), a loop on the throat latch guiding the gag rein.

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