gag
38
6.7
- noun
- /ɡæɡ/
:
mordaza
- Tie me up again and put the gag back in my mouth.
- mouth gag
- Davis mouth gag
There's a fucking guy in there tied up with the gag on, ankles tied.
- There's a fucking guy in there tied up with the gag on, ankles tied.
- But like a ball gag bad dragon?
- You can choke on when you put the gags in, you know, the big, big gags that go in your mouth.
- And I'm trying to find energy to shout through the gag, but have puked up and it's blocking my Airways.
Examples
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After he was tied up, they placed a gag over his mouth to keep him from speaking.
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At one hearing, the tribunal imposed a gag order, prohibiting him from speaking with the press.
Academic text (1995) -
If I take off the gag, do you promise not to freak out?
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I'm gonna take your gag off, but you gotta promise not to scream.
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Then she removed Maks's gag and sat down on the floor beside him to have a chat.
Fiction book (2000) -
Remove her gag.
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Ted finally gets the point and cautiously removes the gag from Angela's mouth.
Fiction book (1995) -
Perspiration was trickling down his face into the creases that the gag had formed at the corners of his mouth.
Fiction book (2002) -
The detective found a gag stuffed in the victim's mouth to silence her screams.
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She struggled against her captors, desperately trying to loosen the gag that muffled her cries for help.
Synonyms
11
5.5
A device placed over an animal's mouth to stop it biting
Compounds
- Formal
5
8.6
A rule that stops people in a committee or parliament from talking about a topic
How Effective
11
5.5
38
6.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gag for the mouth device comes from the idea of stopping speech or making someone 'gag' 'to choke'. A cloth or device that makes you quiet is called a gag because it blocks the mouth and voice.