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Meanings of gag in English

Portuguese
graça
Catalan
agudesa
Spanish
gracia

A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter.

        graça
        Portuguese
        afogar
        Catalan
        escanyar
        Spanish
        ahogar

        Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake.

              afogar
              Catalan
              tenir nàusees
              Spanish
              tener ansias

              Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit.

                    tenir nàusees
                    Portuguese
                    mordaça
                    Catalan
                    mordassa

                    Restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting.

                          mordaça
                          Usage of gag in English
                          1
                          The injunction was never intended to gag parliament or attack free speech.
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          Google loves to unveil a good gag product on April Fool's Day.
                          Wired
                          3
                          Sir, -Years ago the late Paddy Crosbie had a relevant gag.
                          The Irish Times
                          4
                          At some point the judge puts us all under a gag order.
                          Before you know kindness
                          5
                          Greatest gag in the country today is to send him live rabbits.
                          The new yorker
                          6
                          The single thing I work to attain in any gag is brevity.
                          Writing for Vaudeville
                          7
                          The global gag rule didn't exactly inspire us women to lean in.
                          The new yorker
                          8
                          But there's no classy way to end this year's Gold Logie gag.
                          News.com.au
                          9
                          Still, by month nine the sight of a penis made me gag.
                          With friends like these
                          10
                          To some extent, the freeze-frame gag was a product of technological developments.
                          The Guardian
                          11
                          All I know is that I needed to take her gag off.
                          After midnight
                          12
                          The youth reached for the gag then stopped, thinking better of it.
                          Blood and Bone
                          13
                          I'm just hoping someone will gag Farage.-Comments will be opened later
                          The Guardian
                          14
                          A strong, pungent odor that made him gag yet piqued his curiosity.
                          Sword of god
                          15
                          Probably insisted on some sort of a gag order from the get-go.
                          The apostle
                          16
                          Quickly he cut the cords and tore the gag from her mouth.
                          The Romance of Elaine / Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine"
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                          United States of America
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common