26984 words

gag

12 definitions • 12 examples
1
a piece of cloth that is tied around a person's mouth or put inside it in order to stop the person from speaking, shouting, or calling for help:

Examples:

Her hands and feet were tied and a gag placed over her mouth.
2
a joke or funny story, especially one told by a comedian (= person whose job is to make people laugh):

Examples:

I did a few opening gags about the band that had played before me.
3
a trick played on someone or an action performed to entertain other people
4
to experience the sudden uncomfortable feeling of tightness in the throat and stomach that makes you feel like you are going to vomit:

Examples:

Just the smell of liver cooking makes me gag.
gag on I tried my best to eat it but the meat was so fatty I gagged on it.
5
to put a gag on someone's mouth:

Examples:

be bound and gagged He was bound and gagged and left in a cell for three days.
6
to prevent a person or organization from talking or writing about a particular subject:

Examples:

The media has obviously been gagged because nothing has been reported.
7
to be very eager to do something:

Examples:

I was gagging for a pint of cold lager.
8
to be very eager to have sex:

Examples:

You wait - he'll be gagging for it!
9
a piece of cloth that is put over or in a person’s mouth to stop the person from speaking, shouting, or calling for help:

Examples:

The thieves tied him to a chair and put a gag over his mouth.
10
a joke, or an amusing trick:

Examples:

He used to write gags for a talk-show host.
11
to experience the sudden, uncomfortable feeling in the throat and stomach that makes you feel that you are going to vomit:

Examples:

The smell of burning rubber made him gag.
12
to put a piece of cloth over or in a person's mouth to stop the person from speaking, shouting, or calling for help:

Examples:

He was left bound and gagged until the next morning.

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