gag
noun
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restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shoutingmuzzle
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a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughterjest
verb
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make an unsuccessful effort to vomitheave
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cause to retch or chokechoke
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struggle for breathchoke
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make jokes or quips“The students were gagging during dinner”quip
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to tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them“The burglars gagged the home owner and tied them to a chair.”muzzle
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be too tightchoke
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prevent from speaking out“The press was gagged”muzzle