(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 pry or hold open by means of a gag.
(v. t.) To cause to heave with nausea.
(v. i.) To heave with nausea; to retch.
(v. i.) To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3.
(n.) Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.
(n.) A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of
mutton fat.
(n.) 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.
