gag

  1. Abbreviation.  group specific antigens.
  2. Noun.  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.
  3. Noun.  (legal) An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject..
  4. Noun.  A joke or other mischievous prank.
  5. Noun.  A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
  6. Verb.  (intransitive) To experience the vomiting reflex.
  7. Verb.  (rfc-sense) (context, U.S. Army) To smoke: to order a recruit to exercise until he "gags" (usually spoken in exaggeration).
  8. Verb.  (transitive) To restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth.
  9. Verb.  (transitive, figuratively) To restrain someone's speech without using physical means.

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