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gag

Or is there a subliminal gag being made about this fair organ?You do not repeat gags from one night to the next.When the gag comes off he pulls an eerie smug grin.The thought of it was enough to make one gag.The only great gag here comes at the very end.The one big gag involves a coupon for shampoo.But he cannot resist one final outrageous gag.My mouth was gagged with snow.We feminists put a 30-year gag on men and stopped them speaking about their reality. Jokes and gags come easily to him; he truly is a funny man.She would panic if asked to eat anything other than egg and chips and gag if she put other foods near her mouth.Take that gag from his mouth, and let us hear what he can say for himself.The gags come thick and fast, with a side helping of romantic slush.I won't make any lubricant gags either.I'm gagging just thinking about it.The writers have packed the story with knowing gags and though you know exactly what you are going to get, the jokes still feel fresh.A nation that allows the wealthy to use the courts to gag the Press cannot call itself a free nation.What am I meant to do, gag him and put him in his room?

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gag

British English: gag NOUN
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.
  • American English: gag
  • Brazilian Portuguese: mordaça
  • Chinese: 塞口物
  • European Spanish: mordaza
  • French: bâillon
  • German: Knebel
  • Italian: bavaglio
  • Japanese: さるぐつわ
  • Korean: 재갈
  • European Portuguese: mordaça
  • Latin American Spanish: mordaza
British English: gag VERB
If someone gags you, they tie a piece of cloth around your mouth in order to stop you from speaking or shouting.
I gagged him with a towel.
  • American English: gag
  • Brazilian Portuguese: amordaçar
  • Chinese: 塞住...之口
  • European Spanish: amordazar
  • French: bâillonner
  • German: knebeln
  • Italian: imbavagliare
  • Japanese: さるぐつわをかませる
  • Korean: 재갈을 물리다
  • European Portuguese: amordaçar
  • Latin American Spanish: amordazar

All related terms of 'gag'

Chinese translation of 'gag'

gag

(ɡæɡ)

n (c)

  1. (on mouth) 塞口物 (sāikǒuwù)
  2. (= joke) 笑话(話) (xiàohua) (个(個), )

vt

  1. [prisoner] 塞住 ... 的嘴 (sāizhù ... de zuǐ)
  2. (fig) 使缄(緘)默 (shǐ jiānmò)

vi

  1. (= choke) 作呕(嘔) (zuò'ǒu)
    to gag on sth 被某物卡住喉咙(嚨) (bèi mǒuwù qiǎzhù hóulóng)
(noun) 
Definition
something, usually a piece of cloth, stuffed into or tied across the mouth
His captors had put a gag of thick leather in his mouth.
Synonyms
muzzle
dogs that have to wear a muzzle
tie
It's a bit of a tie, going there every Sunday.
restraint
(verb) 
Definition
to stop up (a person's mouth), usually with a piece of cloth, to prevent them from speaking or crying out
I gagged him with a towel.
Synonyms
silence
muffle
I held a handkerchief over my mouth to muffle my voice.
muzzle
quieten
She tried to quieten her breathing.
stifle
stop up
(verb) 
Definition
to deprive of free speech
a journalist who claimed he was gagged by his bosses
Synonyms
suppress
She surpressed a smile at the thought.
silence
He tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him.
subdue
He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.
muffle
curb
He must learn to curb that temper of his.
stifle
Critics have accused them of trying to stifle debate.
muzzle
He complained of being muzzled by the chairman.
quieten
(verb) 
Definition
to choke as if about to vomit or as if struggling for breath
I knelt by the toilet and gagged.
Synonyms
retch
The smell made me retch.
choke
heave
She gasped and heaved and vomited.

idiom

See be gagging for something or be gagging to do something
(noun) 
Definition
a joke, usually one told by a professional comedian
(informal) 
He made a gag about bald men.
Synonyms
joke
No one told worse jokes than Claus.
crack (slang)
He made a nasty crack about her weight.
funny (informal)
When I played against him, he kept cracking funnies all the time.
quip
a deadpan quip
pun
The title of the book is a pun on his name.
jest
It was a jest rather than a reproach.
wisecrack (informal)
He kept making wisecracks about her weight.
sally
She had thus far succeeded in fending off my conversational sallies.
witticism
This witticism produced a burst of raucous laughter.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of crack
Definition
a gibe or joke
He made a nasty crack about her weight.
Synonyms
joke,
dig,
insult,
gag (informal),
quip,
jibe,
wisecrack,
witticism,
funny remark,
smart-alecky remark
in the sense of curb
Definition
to control or restrain
He must learn to curb that temper of his.
Synonyms
restrain,
control,
check,
contain,
restrict,
moderate,
suppress,
inhibit,
subdue,
hinder,
repress,
constrain,
retard,
impede,
muzzle,
bridle,
stem the flow of,
keep a tight rein on
in the sense of funny
When I played against him, he kept cracking funnies all the time.
Synonyms
joke (informal),
crack (slang),
quip,
pun,
jest,
wisecrack,
witticism,
play on words

Synonyms of 'gag'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of wisecrack
Definition
a clever, amusing, sometimes unkind, remark
He kept making wisecracks about her weight.
Synonyms
joke,
sally,
gag (informal),
quip,
jibe,
barb,
jest,
witticism,
smart remark,
pithy remark,
sardonic remark
in the sense of witticism
Definition
a witty remark
This witticism produced a burst of raucous laughter.
Synonyms
quip,
sally,
pun,
one-liner (slang),
riposte,
pleasantry,
repartee,
epigram,
play on words,
bon mot,
clever remark,
witty remark
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