Definition of “gag” - English Dictionary

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gagnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ɡæɡ/ us ​ /ɡæɡ/

gagverb

uk ​ /ɡæɡ/ us ​ /ɡæɡ/ -gg-

gag verb (PREVENT FROM TALKING)

› [ T ] to put a gag on someone's mouth:

He was bound and gagged and left in a cell for three days.

› [ T often passive ] to prevent a person or organization from talking or writing about a particular subject:

The media has obviously been gagged because nothing has been reported.

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(Definition of “gag” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“gag” in American English

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gagnoun [ C ]

us ​ /ɡæɡ/

gag noun [ C ] (PIECE OF CLOTH)

› a piece of cloth that is put over or in a person’s mouth to stop the person from speaking, shouting, or calling for help:

The thieves tied him to a chair and put a gag over his mouth.

gag noun [ C ] (JOKE)

› infml a joke, or an amusing trick:

He used to write gags for a talk-show host.

gagverb

us ​ /ɡæɡ/ -gg-

gag verb (ALMOST VOMIT)

› [ I ] to experience the sudden, uncomfortable feeling in the throat and stomach that makes you feel that you are going to vomit:

The smell of burning rubber made him gag.

gag verb (COVER WITH PIECE OF CLOTH)

› [ T ] to put a piece of cloth over or in a person's mouth to stop the person from speaking, shouting, or calling for help:

He was left bound and gagged until the next morning.

(Definition of “gag” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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