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   gag

   /ɡaɡ/

   noun

   • 1. a piece of cloth put in or over a person's mouth to prevent them from speaking: "they tied him up and put a gag in his mouth"
   • ▪ a restriction on dissemination of information: "every contract contains a self-signed gag"
   • 2. a device for keeping the patient's mouth open during a dental or surgical operation.

   verb

   • 1. put a gag on (someone): "she was bound and gagged by robbers" Similar stop upblockplugclogstiflesmothermuffleput a gag onsilencehushquiet
   • ▪ prevent (someone) from speaking freely or disseminating information: "they are trying to gag their critics" Similar silencemuzzlemutemufflestiflesmotherstranglesubduesuppressrepresscensorcurbcheckrestrainfettershacklerestrictlimitdeplatformBritish:no-platformOpposite encouragegive a voice to
   • 2. choke or retch: "he gagged on the wine" Similar retchheavedry-heaveconvulsealmost vomitfeel nauseouschokegaspstruggle for breathfight for airinformal:keck
   • 3. be very eager to have or do (something): informal British "I'm absolutely gagging for a pint"

   Word Origin Middle English: perhaps related to Old Norse gagháls ‘with the neck thrown back’, or imitative of a person choking.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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