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Entry 8 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Gag

/găg/ · IPA /ˈɡæɡ/
01 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 free…
imp. & p. p. Gagged; p. pr. & vb. n. Gagging
  1. 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.
    “The time was not yet come when eloquence was to be gagged, and reason to be hood winked.” — Maccaulay.
  2. 2.
    To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
    “Mouths gagged to such a wideness.” — Fortescue (Transl.).
  3. 3.
    To cause to heave with nausea.
02 v. i. To heave with nausea; to retch.
  1. 1.
    To heave with nausea; to retch.
  2. 2.
    To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3.[Slang] See: Gag
03 n. Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.
  1. 1.
    Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.
  2. 2.
    A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat.
  3. 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]
Phrases & compounds
Gag rein — a rein for drawing the bit upward in the horse's mouth.
Gag runner — a loop on the throat latch guiding the gag rein.