gag
gag
gÃĻg
gāg
/ɥˈÃĻÉĄ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "gag"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϰāϏāĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻž, āĻ•ā§ŒāϤ⧁āĻ•

a short, humorous anecdote, joke, or punchline intended to elicit laughter
gag definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her stand-up routine was filled with clever gags and witty observations that kept the audience entertained throughout.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ-āφāĻĒ āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϚāϤ⧁āϰ āĻ—ā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽāϜāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāϪ⧇ āĻ­āϰāĻž āϝāĻž āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧋āĻĻāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĢāĻŋāϤāĻž, āϜāĻŦāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāύ

restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
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āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏāϰ

a limitation on freedom of speech or a restriction on dissemination of information
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āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to choke or struggle for breath, often as a result of something obstructing the throat
Intransitive
to gag definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She started to gag when the dust from the attic filled the air and made it hard to breathe.
āφāϟāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϧ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻ­āϰ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻˇā§āϟ āĻšāϞ⧇ āϏ⧇ āĻĻāĻŽ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to attempt to vomit but be unable to, typically due to an unpleasant taste or smell
Intransitive
to gag definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The unpleasant taste of the medicine made the child gag when trying to swallow it.
āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰ⧀āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻŋāϞāϤ⧇ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϰāϏāĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϰāϏāĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to tell a joke, often a humorous or witty remark
Intransitive
to gag definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He always tries to gag at family dinners, even if his jokes do n't always land.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĄāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ⧇ āϰāϏāĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ, āĻāĻŽāύāĻ•āĻŋ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϰāϏāĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻž āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻž āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to limit freedom of speech or to prevent someone from writing or talking about a particular subject
Transitive: to gag a person or their freedom of speech
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The new law was seen as an attempt to gag the opposition, silencing any criticism.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āφāχāύāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀ āĻĻāϞāϕ⧇ āϚ⧁āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϝ⧇ āϕ⧋āύāĻ“ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—āϞāĻž āĻšā§‡āĻĒ⧇ āϧāϰāĻž

to cause someone to choke, gag, or retch
Transitive: to gag sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The rotten smell of the fish gagged him as soon as he opened the refrigerator.
āĻŽāĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϚāĻž āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇āχ āϏ⧇ āĻĢā§āϰāĻŋāϜ āϖ⧁āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚ⧁āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻžāύ⧋

to prevent someone from speaking by putting a restraint into their mouth
Transitive: to gag sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The kidnappers gagged their captive to keep them from alerting anyone to their presence.
āĻ…āĻĒāĻšāϰāĻŖāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§€āϰ āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāωāϕ⧇ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āύāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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