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| gagging | |
| 1. n. A gag motion or reflex. |  |
| gag | |
| 1. n. A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap. | |
| 2. n. (legal) An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject. | |
| 3. n. A joke or other mischievous prank. | |
| 4. n. A convulsion of the upper digestive tract. | |
| 5. n. (archaic) A mouthful that makes one retch or choke. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) To experience the vomiting reflex. | |
| He gagged when he saw the open wound. | |
| 7. v. To cause to heave with nausea. | |
| 8. v. To restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth. | |
| The victims could not speak because the burglar had gagged them with duct tape. | |
| 9. v. To pry or hold open by means of a gag. | |
| 10. v. (transitive, figuratively) To restrain someone's speech without using physical means. | |
| When the financial irregularities were discovered, the CEO gagged everyone in the accounting department. | |
