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Gag (Verb)

Meaning 1

Tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Muzzle

Hypernyms

  • Bind

Related Words

  • Gag (noun)

Meaning 2

Make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Quip

Hypernyms

  • Jest

Related Words

  • Gag (noun)

Meaning 3

Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit.

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

  • Heave
  • Retch

Meaning 4

Cause to retch or choke.

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

  • Choke

Meaning 5

Be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Choke
  • Fret

Hypernyms

  • Squeeze
  • Compress
  • Contract
  • Press
  • Compact

Meaning 6

Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

  • Choke
  • Suffocate
  • Strangle

Hypernyms

  • Hurt

Meaning 7

Prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Synonyms

  • Muzzle

Hypernyms

  • Hush Up
  • Shut Up
  • Quieten
  • Still
  • Silence

Related Words

  • Gag (noun)
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