gag definition

1. restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
2. prevent from speaking out
• examples: The press was gagged
3. tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
• examples: The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair
4. make jokes or quips
• examples: The students were gagging during dinner
5. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
• examples: he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
6. cause to retch or choke
7. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit