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. | |