Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gag"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gag \Gag\, n.
1. Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder
speaking.
2. A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag
of mutton fat. --Lamb.
3. A speech or phrase interpolated offhand by an actor on the
stage in his part as written, usually consisting of some
seasonable or local allusion. [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gag \Gag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gagged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Gagging}.] [Prob. fr. W. cegio to choke or strangle, fr. ceg
mouth, opening, entrance.]
1. 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. --Marvell.
The time was not yet come when eloquence was to be
gagged, and reason to be hood winked. --Maccaulay.
2. To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
Mouths gagged to such a wideness. --Fortescue
(Transl.).
3. To cause to heave with nausea.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gag \Gag\, v. i.
1. To heave with nausea; to retch.
2. To introduce gags or interpolations. See {Gag}, n., 3.
[Slang] --Cornill Mag.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gag
n 1: a humorous anecdote or remark [syn: {joke}, {laugh}, {jest},
{jape}, {yak}, {wheeze}]
2: restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or
shouting [syn: {muzzle}]
v 1: prevent from speaking [syn: {muzzle}]
2: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the
cat" [syn: {choke}, {fret}]
3: make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during
dinner" [syn: {quip}]
4: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he
swallowed a fishbone and gagged" [syn: {choke}, {suffocate}]
5: cause to retch or choke [syn: {choke}]
6: make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit [syn:
{heave}, {retch}]
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