(~s, ~ging, ~ged)
1.
A ~ is something such as a piece of cloth that is tied around or put inside someone’s mouth in order to stop them from speaking.
His captors had put a ~ of thick leather in his mouth.
N-COUNT
2.
If someone ~s you, they tie a piece of cloth around your mouth in order to stop you from speaking or shouting.
I ~ged him with a towel.
VERB: V n
3.
If a person is ~ged by someone in authority, they are prevented from expressing their opinion or from publishing certain information.
Judges must not be ~ged.
VERB: be V-ed, also V n disapproval
4.
If you ~, you cannot swallow and nearly vomit.
I knelt by the toilet and ~ged.
VERB: V
5.
A ~ is a joke. (INFORMAL)
...a ~ about policemen giving evidence in court.
= joke
N-COUNT: usu with supp
6.
If you say that someone is ~ging for something or is ~ging to do something, you are emphasizing that they want to have it or do it very much. (INFORMAL)
Girls everywhere are ~ging for a car like this...
There are thousands of students absolutely ~ging to come to this university.
VERB: only cont, V for n, V to-inf