( v. t. )
To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of speech to.
( v. t. )
To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of speech to.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012