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gag

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[ gag ]

verb (used with object)

gagged, gagging.
  1. to stop up the mouth of (a person) by putting something in it, thus preventing speech, shouts, etc.
  2. to restrain by force or authority from freedom of speech; silence.

    Synonyms: , ,

  3. to fasten open the jaws of, as in surgical operations.
  4. to cause to retch or choke.
  5. Metalworking. to straighten or bend (a bar, rail, etc.) with a gag.


verb (used without object)

gagged, gagging.
  1. to retch or choke.

noun

  1. something put into a person's mouth to prevent speech, shouting, etc.
  2. any forced or arbitrary suppression of freedom of speech.
  3. a surgical instrument for holding the jaws open.
  4. Metalworking. a shaped block of steel used with a press to straighten or bend a bar, rail, etc.

gag

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[ gag ]

noun

  1. a joke, especially one introduced into a script or an actor's part.
  2. any contrived piece of wordplay or horseplay.

verb (used without object)

gagged, gagging.
  1. to tell jokes or make amusing remarks.
  2. to introduce gags in acting.
  3. to play on another's credulity, as by telling false stories.

verb (used with object)

gagged, gagging.
  1. to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up ).

gag

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[ gag ]

noun

plural (especially collectively) gag, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) gags.
  1. a serranid game fish, Mycteroperca microlepsis, found along the southeastern coast of the United States.
  2. any of several related fishes.

gag

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/ 伞忙伞 /

verb

  1. tr to stop up (a person's mouth), esp with a piece of cloth, etc, to prevent him or her from speaking or crying out
  2. tr to suppress or censor (free expression, information, etc)
  3. to retch or cause to retch
  4. intr to struggle for breath; choke
  5. tr to hold (the jaws) of (a person or animal) apart with a surgical gag
  6. tr to apply a gag-bit to (a horse)
  7. be gagging for or be gagging to slang.
    to be very eager to have or do something
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a piece of cloth, rope, etc, stuffed into or tied across the mouth
  2. any restraint on or suppression of information, free speech, etc
  3. a surgical device for keeping the jaws apart, as during a tonsillectomy
  4. parliamentary procedure another word for closure
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gag

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/ 伞忙伞 /

noun

  1. a joke or humorous story, esp one told by a professional comedian
  2. a hoax, practical joke, etc

    he did it for a gag

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to tell jokes or funny stories, as comedians in nightclubs, etc
  2. often foll by up theatre
    1. to interpolate lines or business not in the actor's stage part, usually comic and improvised
    2. to perform a stage jest, either spoken or based on movement
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of gag1

First recorded in 1400鈥50; late Middle English gaggen 鈥渢o strangle, suffocate鈥; perhaps imitative of the sound made in choking; compare Old Norse adjective 驳补驳-丑谩濒蝉 鈥渨ith the neck thrown back鈥

Origin of gag2

First recorded in 1770鈥80; perhaps special use of gag 1

Origin of gag3

An Americanism dating back to 1880鈥85; origin uncertain
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of gag1

C15 gaggen ; perhaps imitative of a gasping sound

Origin of gag2

C19: perhaps special use of gag 1
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I can get the reasoning to build out his role, but the gags are clunky from the get-go, including a tedious stretch in which Braxton whines about his urgent desire to adopt a corgi.

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When the gags arrive, they鈥檙e clumsy and desperate: a discordant vomit explosion, some shenanigans at a court house.

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The gag, frantic to get a rise, runs roughshod over character and story.

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