gag¹ /gag/

1. To stop up the mouth of forcibly
2. To silence
3. To prevent free expression by (the press, etc)
4. To choke up

1. To choke
2. To retch

1. Something put into the mouth or over it to enforce silence (also figurative), or to distend jaws during an operation
2. The closure applied in a debate
3. A nauseous mouthful, boiled fat beef (Lamb)

gaggˈer noun

A person who gags

gagˈ-bit noun

A powerful bit used in breaking horses

gagging order noun

A court order forbidding the public discussion or reporting in the media of a current case

gagˈ-rein noun

A rein arranged so as to make the bit more powerful

gagging for (informal)

Eagerly desirous of

gag² /gag/ (informal)

1. A joke
2. A hoax
3. An actor's (esp comic) interpolation or improvisation of his or her part

1. To introduce a gag
2. To joke, make gags

To introduce a gag into

gagˈster noun (informal)

A person who tells jokes, a comedian

gagˈman noun

1. A person who writes gags
2. A comedian

gag³ /gag/ (slang)

To deceive

To practise deception or fraud

A made-up story, lie

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