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to gag

to gag

20 6.3
To put a cloth or device in someone's mouth to stop them speaking
  • verb
  • /ɡæɡ/
translation icon : amordazar
  • But he's gagged and threatened with jail if he responds.
  • bound and gagged

Yes, you want to tie her up, you want to gag it, gag her and with and all that kind of kinky BDSM stuff, right?

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Examples

  • You found him robbed and gagged.

    Crossroads (1942)

  • Uh, why is he gagged?

    Transformers One (2024)

  • Trump has been gagged multiple times by the court.

  • Oh, yeah, you want to get gagged again?

    Extreme Dating (2005)

  • Wednesday is bound and gagged on a chair in the background.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • But listen Maggie, he's bound and gagged.

    Bloodthirsty Butchers (1970)

  • Two-Face and thugs steal priceless paintings while the guards sit bound and gagged in their booth.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The kidnapper used a cloth to gag the victim to prevent any screams.

  • During the movie scene, the hero had to gag the villain to silence him.

  • To ensure quiet while searching the abandoned building, they had no choice but to gag the noisy intruder.

Synonyms

to silence
vsto gag
169 3.5

To stop someone from speaking or making noise

uses a physical tie over the mouth rather than general quieting methods
to muzzle
vsto gag
3 5.8

To put a cover over a person's or animal's mouth to stop them biting

ties a cloth around the mouth mainly to stop speaking or noise

Phrasal Verbs

to gag for it
  • Slang
1 9.9

To want something very much

to gag with laughter
  • Informal
6.5

To laugh so hard you almost choke

to go along with the gag
  • Informal
8.2

To pretend to join a joke or prank to keep others laughing

Compounds

gag order
  • Literature
19 7.2

A court rule that stops people from talking about a case to the public

gag reflex
  • Specialized
7 4.1

An automatic throat reaction that makes you feel like vomiting

gag rule
  • Formal
5 8.6

A rule that stops people in a committee or parliament from talking about a topic

running gag
3 3.7

A joke that is repeated in a show or conversation to be funny

sight gag
2 6.4

A joke you see that makes people laugh without words

gag law
  • Literature
8.3

A law that limits what the press can report or say

gag law
  • Formal
8.1

A rule that stops discussion among lawmakers in a parliament

gag line
4.4

The last line of a joke that makes people laugh

How Silent

to muzzle
  • Literature
9 7.5
to silence
169 3.5
to gag
20 6.3
to quiet
68 3.2
to muffle
64 5.8

Surface Forms

gag infinitive
gagged past
gagged past participle
gagging present participle
gags third person singular

Etymology

The verb gag meaning to tie something around someone's mouth comes from the same idea as the device: to make someone 'gag' or be unable to speak. So to gag someone is to silence them by stopping their speech.