to put a gag on

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• gag´ger — gag «gag», noun, verb, gagged, gag|ging. –n. 1. something put in a person s mouth to keep him from talking or crying out: »Untie his feet; pull out his gag; he will chocke else (Fletcher and Shirley). 2. Figurative. anything used to silence a… …   Useful english dictionary

• gag order — see order 3b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. gag order n …   Law dictionary

• gag — Ⅰ. gag [1] ► NOUN 1) a piece of cloth put in or over a person s mouth to prevent them from speaking. 2) a restriction on free speech. ► VERB (gagged, gagging) 1) put a gag on. 2) …   English terms dictionary

• gag — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 piece of cloth VERB + GAG ▪ put on ▪ They tied him up and put a gag on him. ▪ remove, take off 2 joke ADJECTIVE ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• gag — [[t]gæ̱g[/t]] gags, gagging, gagged 1) N COUNT A gag is something such as a piece of cloth that is tied around or put inside someone s mouth in order to stop them from speaking. His captors had put a gag of thick leather in his mouth. 2) VERB If… …   English dictionary

• gag — gag1 noun 1》 a piece of cloth put in or over a person s mouth to prevent them from speaking. 2》 a device for keeping the patient s mouth open during a dental or surgical operation. 3》 a restriction on free speech. verb (gags, gagging, gagged) 1》… …   English new terms dictionary

• gag — [gag] vt. gagged, gagging [ME gaggen, of echoic orig.] 1. to cause to retch or choke 2. to put something over or into the mouth of, so as to keep from talking, crying out, etc. 3. to keep from speaking or expressing oneself freely, as by… …   English World dictionary

• gag — [n] practical joke crack, drollery, hoax, jest, quip, ruse, trick, wile, wisecrack, witticism; concept 59 gag [v1] silence, stop up balk, bottle up*, choke, constrain, cork*, cork up*, curb, deaden, demur, garrote, keep the lid on*, muffle,… …   New thesaurus

• gag — gag1 [gæg] v past tense and past participle gagged present participle gagging [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from the sound of someone being prevented from breathing] 1.) to be unable to swallow and feel as if you are about to bring up food… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• gag — 1 verb gagged, gagging 1 (I) to be unable to swallow and seem about to bring up food from your stomach: The foul stench made her gag. (+ on): He almost gagged on his first mouthful of food. 2 (T) to put a piece of cloth over someone s mouth to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• gag — I [[t]gæg[/t]] v. gagged, gag•ging, n. 1) to stop up the mouth of (a person) by putting something in it 2) to restrain by force or authority from free speech 3) srg to hold open the jaws of, as in surgical operations 4) phl to cause to retch or… …   From formal English to slang