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To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to
hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to
allow freedom of speech to. |
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To pry or hold open by means of a gag. |
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To cause to heave with nausea. |
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To heave with nausea; to retch. |
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To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3. |
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Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking. |
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A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of
mutton fat. |
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A speech or phrase interpolated offhand by an actor on the
stage in his part as written, usually consisting of some seasonable or
local allusion. |
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