| Gag |
v. t. |
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. |
| Gag |
v. t. |
To pry or hold open by means of a gag. |
| Gag |
v. t. |
To cause to heave with nausea. |
| Gag |
v. i. |
To heave with nausea; to retch. |
| Gag |
v. i. |
To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3. |
| Gag |
n. |
Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking. |
| Gag |
n. |
A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat. |
| Gag |
n. |
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. |
| Gag law |
|
A law or ruling prohibiting proper or free debate, as in closure. |
| Gag-toothed |
a. |
Having gagteeth. |
| Gagate |
n. |
Agate. |
| Gage |
n. |
A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security. |
| Gage |
n. |
A glove, cap, or the like, cast on the ground as a challenge to combat, and to be taken up by the accepter of the challenge; a challenge; a defiance. |
| Gage |
n. |
A variety of plum; as, the greengage; also, the blue gage, frost gage, golden gage, etc., having more or less likeness to the greengage. See Greengage. |
| Gage |
n. |
To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge. |
| Gage |
n. |
To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. |
| Gage |
n. |
A measure or standard. See Gauge, n. |
| Gage |
v. t. |
To measure. See Gauge, v. t. |
| gage |
|
A wedge with a graduated edge, to measure the width of a space into which it is thrust. |
| Gaged |
imp. & p. p. |
of Gage |
| Gager |
n. |
A measurer. See Gauger. |
| Gagged |
imp. & p. p. |
of Gag |
| Gagger |
n. |
One who gags. |
| Gagger |
n. |
A piece of iron imbedded in the sand of a mold to keep the sand in place. |
| Gagging |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Gag |
| Gaggle |
v. i. |
To make a noise like a goose; to cackle. |
| Gaggle |
v. i. |
A flock of wild geese. |
| Gaggled |
imp. & p. p. |
of Gaggle |
| Gaggling |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Gaggle |
| Gaging |
p. pr & vb. n. |
of Gage |
| Gagtooth |
n. |
A projecting tooth. |
