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What does the word gag mean?

1. To retch; to cause to retch or heave. 2. An instrument adjusted between the teeth to keep the mouth from closing during operations on the tongue or in the throat.
Instrument keeping jaws apart.
An appliance for keeping the mouth fixed, especially for keeping it open in operations.

Usage examples for gag

After getting the Hamilton family in their clutches they intended to gag and bind- them, and, traveling nights, convey them from one point to another until they reached Kentucky. – A Woman's Life-Work Labors and Experiences by Laura S. Haviland
Oh, come now, Cousin Ann, you aren't going to come that old gag on me. – The Comings of Cousin Ann by Emma Speed Sampson
Many Beavers sat up and the Delawares removed the gag from his mouth. – Spotted Deer by Elmer Gregor

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What does the word gag mean?

Usage examples for gag