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gag

/ gag /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
Derived:
muzzle
verb Sense 2
Derived:
heave retch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
cause to retch or choke
Type of:
sicken
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 4
"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
Type of:
suffer hurt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
"The students were gagging during dinner"
Type of:
joke jest
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 6
tie a gag around someone''s mouth in order to silence them
"The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"
Type of:
tie bind
Derived:
muzzle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
"The press was gagged"
Type of:
hush quieten silence
Derived:
muzzle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 8
"he told a very funny joke"
"he knows a million gags"
"thanks for the laugh"
"he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"
"even a schoolboy''s jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"
Type of:
wit humor humour
verb Sense 9
be too tight; rub or press
"This neckband is choking the cat"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
79%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
46
Times Searched
3
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