gag

1. (countable, uncountable)A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.

2. A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.

   (broadly, countable, uncountable)An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.

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3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Any suppression of freedom of speech.

4. (countable, uncountable)A joke or mischievous prank.

5. A joke or mischievous prank.

   (countable, uncountable)A device or trick used to create a practical effect; a gimmick

6. (countable, uncountable)A shocking or surprising thing.

7. (countable, uncountable)A convulsion of the upper digestive tract, caused by the gag reflex.

8. (countable, uncountable)Any member of the species Mycteroperca microlepis of groupers.

9. A joke or mischievous prank.

   (archaic, slang, uncountable)Unscripted lines introduced by an actor into his part.

10. A convulsion of the upper digestive tract, caused by the gag reflex.

    (archaic, countable, uncountable)A mouthful that makes one retch or choke.

1. The hostages were bound and gagged.

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2. They put a gag on Tom.

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3. A gag order has been issued.

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4. We're all under a gag order.

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5. Tom untied the knot and removed the gag.

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