gag

Etymology
The noun is from Early Modern English ; the verb is from. Possibly imitative or perhaps related to or influenced by "with head thrown backwards"; > Norwegian dialectal. The intransitive sense "to retch" is from 1707. The noun is from the 16th century, figurative use (for "repression of speech") from the 1620s. The secondary meaning "(practical) joke" is from 1863, of unclear origin.

Noun

 * 1) 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)  An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
 * 3)  Any suppression of freedom of speech.
 * 4) A joke or other mischievous prank.
 * 5)  a device or trick used to create a practical effect; a gimmick
 * 6) A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
 * 7)  A mouthful that makes one retch or choke.
 * 8)  Unscripted lines introduced by an actor into his part.
 * , a species of grouper.
 * 1) A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
 * 2)  A mouthful that makes one retch or choke.
 * 3)  Unscripted lines introduced by an actor into his part.
 * , a species of grouper.
 * 1)  Unscripted lines introduced by an actor into his part.
 * , a species of grouper.
 * , a species of grouper.
 * , a species of grouper.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:joke
 * See also Thesaurus:joke

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: knebel
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: buŝoŝtopilo
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: საცობი, სარჭობი
 * German:
 * Irish: gobán
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 猿轡
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: glas-ghuib
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: за́тичка,
 * Welsh: safnrhwym, safndag


 * Finnish: suukapulamääräys
 * German: Maulkorberlass


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Danish:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * Georgian: ხუმრობა
 * German: ,
 * Irish: scéal grinn
 * Italian: scenetta,
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Ukrainian: жарт,
 * Welsh: smaldod


 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish: opstød
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Swedish:

Verb

 * 1)  To experience the vomiting reflex.
 * 2)  To cause to heave with nausea.
 * 3)  To restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth.
 * 4)  To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
 * 5) * 1917, Francis Gregor (translator), De Laudibus Legum Angliae, Sir, written 1468–1471, first published 1543.
 * some have their mouths gagged to such a wideness, for a long time, whereat such quantities of water are poured in, that their bellies swell to a prodigious degree
 * 1)  To restrain someone's speech without using physical means.
 * When the financial irregularities were discovered, the CEO gagged everyone in the accounting department.
 * 1)  To choke; to retch.
 * 2)  To deceive (someone); to con.
 * 3)  To astonish (someone); (to cause someone) to be at a loss for words; to leave speechless; to be left speechless.
 * When the financial irregularities were discovered, the CEO gagged everyone in the accounting department.
 * 1)  To choke; to retch.
 * 2)  To deceive (someone); to con.
 * 3)  To astonish (someone); (to cause someone) to be at a loss for words; to leave speechless; to be left speechless.
 * 1)  To deceive (someone); to con.
 * 2)  To astonish (someone); (to cause someone) to be at a loss for words; to leave speechless; to be left speechless.
 * 1)  To astonish (someone); (to cause someone) to be at a loss for words; to leave speechless; to be left speechless.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: повдига ми се
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: gylpe
 * Dutch:
 * Egyptian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: avoir un
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Maori: whakapoutiki, pūtanetane
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Ottoman Turkish: اوكورمك
 * Portuguese: ter ânsia, ter ânsia de vômito, engulhar
 * Spanish: tener arcadas
 * Swedish: få kväljningar
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese:


 * Catalan:
 * Danish: kneble
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: suukapuloida
 * French:
 * Georgian: ჩაჩუმება, ხმის ჩაწყვეტინება
 * German:, mundtot machen
 * Italian:
 * Polish: kneblować, zakneblować
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  joke; gag

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) joke

Etymology
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Noun

 * , joke

Noun

 * 1) jay

Etymology
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Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1) joke

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1)  joke

Adverb

 * 1) by oneself; alone
 * 2) on one's own; by oneself; without permission
 * 3) just; only
 * 1) just; only
 * 1) just; only

Verb

 * 1) to eject; to cough up