Antonyms for gag
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : gag |
Phonetic Transcription : gæg |
Definition of gag
Origin :- mid-15c., "to choke, strangle," possibly imitative or influenced by Old Norse gaghals "with head thrown back." The sense of "stop a person's mouth" is first attested c.1500. Related: Gagged; gagging.
- noun practical joke
- verb silence, stop up
- verb vomit, choke
- There's no excuse for your talking such stuff as that, and you're not going to do it, if I have to gag you!
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- "I don't know," the Viceroy said shortly, working the gag out of his mouth.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- We bind and gag the Duke, and we convey him with all speed and quiet out of Bridgwater.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
- The poison story had been a gag to make him think he had outwitted Domber.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- The glittering fisherlady could not bind and gag the bait and drop her into his mouth.
- Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
- He wanted to gag her so that she would hear him out for once and not break into every phrase.
- Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
- A gag must in future be issued to every Minister with his Windsor uniform.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 10, 1916 » by Various
- "Locked in my clothes-closet, with his hands tied and a gag in his mouth," says she.
- Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
- She moved past my eyes; stood by my mouth; bent down over my gag.
- Extract from : « Beyond the Vanishing Point » by Raymond King Cummings
- And I strained at my bonds; mouthed the gag with futile, frenzied effort.
- Extract from : « Beyond the Vanishing Point » by Raymond King Cummings
Synonyms for gag
- balk
- be nauseated
- bottle up
- choke
- constrain
- cork
- cork up
- crack
- curb
- deaden
- demur
- disgorge
- drollery
- garrote
- gasp
- heave
- hoax
- jest
- keep the lid on
- muffle
- muzzle
- nauseate
- obstruct
- pant
- puke
- put the lid on
- quiet
- quip
- repress
- restrain
- retch
- ruse
- shut down
- shy
- sicken
- spew
- squash
- squelch
- stifle
- still
- strain
- struggle
- stumble
- suppress
- tape up
- throttle
- throw up
- tongue-tie
- trick
- wile
- wisecrack
- witticism
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