gag

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q651483}}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. {{lb|en|comedy}} A [[joke]] or [[mischievous]] [[prank]].
3. A [[convulsion]] of the upper [[digestive tract]], caused by the [[gag reflex]].
4. Any member of the species {{taxlink|Mycteroperca microlepis|species}} of [[grouper]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To experience the vomiting reflex.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause to heave with nausea.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[restrain]] someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[pry]] or hold open by means of a gag.
5. {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively}} To restrain someone's speech without using physical means.
6. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[choke]]; to [[retch]].
7. {{lb|en|ambitransitive|obsolete|slang}} To [[deceive]] (someone); to [[con]].
8. {{lb|en|transitive|LGBT slang}} To [[astonish]] (someone); to leave [[speechless]].

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