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noun

Gag n.

Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.

A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat.

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.

verb

Gag v. t. (past & past part. gagged; pres. part. gagging)

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. "The time was not yet come when eloquence was to be gagged, and reason to be hood winked."

To pry or hold open by means of a gag. "Mouths gagged to such a wideness."

To cause to heave with nausea.

Gag v. i.

To heave with nausea; to retch.

To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3. (Slang)

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Etymology of 'Gag'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Gag" Quotes from Famous Books

... I to Vee afterward. "When does he spring that jolly stuff? Or was that conundrum about July cotton a vaudeville gag that got past me?" ...

— Torchy As A Pa • Sewell Ford

... himself to be carried unresistingly along, but we were not deceived by this, as we knew perfectly well that he was but waiting an opportunity to get free. We now thought that we could with prudence take the gag out of his mouth, to try and learn from him what object he and his companion had in view, though we had little doubt about the matter. Mr Tidey made signs that if he cried out, it would be the worse for him. Rose then ...

— With Axe and Rifle • W.H.G. Kingston

... released the prisoner they could have been three to three, in the event of things going wrong with the sleep of la Garda; but, since in the same time they could gag and bind another, the odds would be the same at two to two, and Rodriguez preferred this to the slight uncertainties that would be connected with the entry of another partner. They accordingly gagged the next man and bound his wrists and ankles. And that Spanish wine held good ...

— Don Rodriguez - Chronicles of Shadow Valley • Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, Dunsany

... the gag into my mouth, tied it, and verified that my ankles and wrists were securely lashed. In the green radiance he and Gutierrez were like ghouls prowling over me, and their muffled ...

— Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 • Various

... birthday, Daimur had gone to his apartment and was sitting at his window thinking sadly of his troubled kingdom, when suddenly his door was opened and before he could say a word a gag was thrust into his mouth, his hands and feet were tied, and he was carried quickly downstairs, out of doors and down the garden path to the sea, where he was dumped into a boat that was anchored at the little wharf there. The night was very dark, and Daimur could not see because they ...

— The Enchanted Island • Fannie Louise Apjohn

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