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[ US /ˈɡæɡ/ ]
[ US /ˈɡæɡ/ ]
VERB
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struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
he swallowed a fishbone and gagged - make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
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make jokes or quips
The students were gagging during dinner -
prevent from speaking out
The press was gagged -
be too tight; rub or press
This neckband is choking the cat -
tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair - cause to retch or choke
NOUN
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a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
he told a very funny joke
he knows a million gags
even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
thanks for the laugh - restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
How To Use gag In A Sentence
- Rules exist to be violated, so that the ‘bastard’ may be more violently characterized and the audience engaged in revengeful fury.
- He is engaged in a bitter struggle with his rival to get control of the company.
- “And now, Sir John de Walton,” he said, “methinks you are a little churlish in not ordering me some breakfast, after I have been all night engaged in your affairs; and a cup of muscadel would, I think, be no bad induction to a full consideration of this perplexed matter.” Castle Dangerous
- It sits a little lower and the lower floor means more luggage and interior space. The Sun
- We had engaged a very nice mare and stanhope, which we knew we could depend upon, when, the day before the race, the chestnut was declared lame, and not a presentable four-legged animal was to be hired in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846
- Net interest income dropped to $256.4 million, primarily due to the low market-interest rates that resulted in lower yields on mortgage-related interest-earning assets as customers refinanced to lower mortgage rates and new loans and asset purchases were at the current low market interest rates. Hudson City Bancorp Swings to Loss
- The services of the laboratory are offered gratuitously to any scientist or graduate student engaged in research which makes a significant contribution to progress in the fields of science.
- It engages in iron ore mining, pellet production, manganese ore mining and ferroalloy production, as well as in the production of nonferrous minerals, such as kaolin, potash, copper and gold. Five BRIC Strength Stocks
- She was determined to renegotiate the second mortgage for another year. BEAUTIFUL DREAMER
- With most of Bradford's other income coming from mortgage broking, estate agency and property surveying, the decent yield really is at the mercy of house prices.