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Another word for gag

gag Synonyms

gag

v.

To stop the mouth
choke, muzzle, muffle, obstruct, stifle, smother, throttle, strangle, garrote, silence by violence, tape up, suffocate.
To forbid expression to
silence, constrain, suppress, repress, hush; see also quiet 2.
To retch
be nauseated, sicken, choke; see vomit.

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Another word for gag

noun

Words or actions intended to excite laughter or amusement:

jape, jest, joke, quip, witticism. (Informal) funny. (Slang) ha-ha. See laughter

verb

To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check:

burke, choke (back), hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle. (Informal) sit on (or upon). See restraint

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The witches' bridle, a gag to prevent them from speaking whilst being led to execution, is still preserved in the county hall.
I'll gag him and mop up the blood, too.
Rhyn planted a knee in Jade.s chest and sliced his gag free.
A great part of the bill was closured by what was known as the device of the " gag " without discussion, although it occupied the House of Commons altogether eighty-two nights.
The Burmese are fond of stage-plays in which great licence of language is permitted, and great liberty to " gag " is left to the wit or intelligence of the actors.

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