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verb | noun gaggag1 /gæg/ verb (gagged, gagging) ETYMOLOGYgag1Origin: 1400-1500 Probably from the sound of someone being prevented from breathing VERB TABLEgag |
| Present | I, you, we, they | gag | | he, she, it | gags | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | gagged | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have gagged | | he, she, it | has gagged | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had gagged | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will gag | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have gagged |
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| Present | I | am gagging | | he, she, it | is gagging | | you, we, they | are gagging | | Past | I, he, she, it | was gagging | | you, we, they | were gagging | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been gagging | | he, she, it | has been gagging | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been gagging | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be gagging | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been gagging |
► bound and gagged Five of the occupants were bound and gagged (=tied and gagged) by the robbers. 1[intransitive] to feel sick in a way that makes you feel as though you might vomit (=bring food from your stomach back through your mouth): The smell made her gag.gag on something A customer gagged on a piece of meat.2[transitive] to put a piece of cloth over someone’s mouth to stop him or her from making a noise: Five of the occupants were bound and gagged (=tied and gagged) by the robbers.3[transitive] to stop people saying what they want to say and expressing their opinions: The mayor was accused of trying to gag the media.4[intransitive] informal to feel surprised and annoyed about something you think is not fair: The price of these tickets is enough to make anyone gag. verb | noun gaggag2 noun [countable] ► sight gags The movie has some good sight gags (=things that are funny to watch rather than jokes). THESAURUSsomething funny► joke something that you say to make people laugh, especially a funny story: We stayed up telling jokes until 2 a.m. I don’t think he gets the joke (=understands why a joke is funny). ► one-liner a very short joke or funny remark: There are some good one-liners in the movie. ► wisecrack a quick, funny, and often slightly unkind remark: He made some wisecrack about the size of my nose. ► pun a joke using a word that has two very different meanings: A pun about school that I like is: “Math teachers have a lot of problems.” ► gag a short joke told by a professional entertainer: The audience was totally silent after a few of his gags. ► punch line the last few words of a joke or story that make it funny: I’ve heard that joke before, but I couldn’t remember the punch line. ► quip formal an amusing remark: She is quick with a quip: “Do I look tall and thin?” asks the 5-foot tall comedian. ► jest jest means the same as joke but is old-fashioned or used in writing: The senator met dozens of people, greeting them with a smile and an occasional jest. 1informal a joke, funny story, or trick that is done to make someone look silly: He wrote gags for the Jack Benny show. The movie has some good sight gags (=things that are funny to watch rather than jokes).► see thesaurus at joke12a piece of cloth put over someone’s mouth to stop him or her from making a noise |