I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bound and gagged (= tied up, and with cloth tied around your mouth so you cannot speak )
gag order
gag rule
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I could hardly eat the fish without gagging.
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I heard him gagging and coughing.
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Janir took a sip of the medicine and gagged at the vile taste.
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Joe gagged on his first cigarette, red-faced and choking.
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The government has once again used concerns about "National Security' as an excuse to gag the press.
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The mayor was accused of trying to gag the media.
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The price of these tickets is enough to make anyone gag .
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The prime minister has been accused of attempting to gag members of his government who do not agree with his policies.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He half expected to see some naked tourist in the corner, bound and gagged.
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He tried to swallow but gagged.
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He wailed and gagged as people walked by.
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Of course there are laws and restrictions to gag over, but the record holds no particular shame.
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Talk about gagging on your Goobers.
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The forest opened into a large clearing and she gagged as she saw the slaughter within.
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They shouldered their paddles and again laughed, though this time the laughter was muted, gagged by the just-offshore wind.
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Time allowed 00:16 Read in studio Masked raiders have bound and gagged a shop manager before escaping with two thousand pounds cash.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
running
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I remember good learning and running gags and reasonable ambition.
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She didn't mind the running gag but argued that a programme director should remain anonymous.
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And let's face it, as a running gag , it really wasn't up to much.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He started the show with a few old gags about mothers-in-law.
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He wrote gags for the Jack Benny show.
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His first job was writing gags for a famous comedian.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Cattelan's work is a see-once-then-forget-it gag .
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Even Fergie got a mention in a spurious gag about how he and the Royal got together.
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In the midst of them, a gag tied tightly about her mouth, was a woman.
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Some first-time eaters may become alarmed as this happens, thinking they have somehow become the victim of a time-lapse photography gag .
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The playwright pounces upon the gags like a poodle going after the petits fours.