n.
Pronunciation: ' gag
Function: verb
Inflected Form: gagged ; gag · ging
Etymology: Middle English gaggen to strangle, of imitative origin
Date: 1509
transitive verb
1 a : to restrict use of the mouth of by inserting a gag b : to prevent from exercising freedom of speech or expression c : to pry or hold open with a gag
2 : to provide or write quips or pranks for < gag a show>
3 : to choke or cause to retch
intransitive verb
1 a : CHOKE also : to suffer a throat spasm that makes swallowing or breathing difficult b : RETCH
2 : to be unable to endure something : BALK
3 : to make quips
– gag · ger noun