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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gag \Gag\, n. 1. Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking. 2. A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as a gag of mutton fat. --Lamb. 3. A speech or phrase interpolated offhand by an actor on the stage in his part as written, usually consisting of some seasonable or local allusion. [Slang] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gag \Gag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gagged}; p. pr & vb n. {Gagging}.] [Prob. fr W. cegio to choke or strangle, fr ceg mouth, opening, entrance.] 1. To stop the mouth of by thrusting sometimes in so as to hinder speaking; hence to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of speech to --Marvell. The time was not yet come when eloquence was to be gagged, and reason to be hood winked. --Maccaulay. 2. To pry or hold open by means of a gag. Mouths gagged to such a wideness. --Fortescue (Transl.). 3. To cause to heave with nausea. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gag \Gag\, v. i. 1. To heave with nausea; to retch. 2. To introduce gags or interpolations. See {Gag}, n., 3. [Slang] --Cornill Mag. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gag n 1: a humorous anecdote or remark [syn: {joke}, {laugh}, {jest}, {jape}, {yak}, {wheeze}] 2: something put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting [syn: {muzzle}] v 1: prevent from speaking [syn: {muzzle}] 2: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is chocking the cat" [syn: {choke}, {fret}] 3: make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner" [syn: {quip}] 4: struggle for breath [syn: {choke}, {suffocate}] 5: cause to retch or choke [syn: {choke}] 6: choke, retch, or have a spasm causing one to regurgitate [syn: {heave}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: gag vi Equivalent to {choke}, but connotes more disgust. "Hey, this is FORTRAN code. No wonder the C compiler gagged." See also {barf}. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: gag Equivalent to {choke}, but connotes more disgust. "Hey, this is Fortran code. No wonder the C compiler gagged." See also {barf}. [{Jargon File}]
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