Gag

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1 English

1.1 Abbreviation
1.2 Noun
1.3 Verb

English

Abbreviation

group specific antigens

Noun

A device to restrain speech, usually a rag in the mouth and secured there with tape, another rag that has been folded into a narrow strip, or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or a leather or rubber strap.
(Illustration)
An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject. Also called gag order.
A joke or other mischevious prank.

Verb

To have the vomiting reflex triggered.
to restrain someone's speech

WordNet Definitions

two

1. joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape -- (a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point").
2. gag, muzzle -- (restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting).

seven

1. gag, muzzle -- (prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged").
2. choke, gag, fret -- (be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat").
3. gag, muzzle -- (tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair").
4. gag, quip -- (make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner").
5. gag, choke, strangle, suffocate -- (struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged").
6. gag, choke -- (cause to retch or choke).
7. gag, heave, retch -- (make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit).

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