Vocabulary : Gag to Gaggle
Gag : 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. ;; To pry or hold open by means of a gag. ;; To cause to heave with nausea. ;; To heave with nausea; to retch. ;; To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3. ;; Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking. ;; A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat. ;; 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.Gag law : A law or ruling prohibiting proper or free debate, as in closure.
Gagate : Agate.
gage : A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security. ;; A glove, cap, or the like, cast on the ground as a challenge to combat, and to be taken up by the accepter of the challenge; a challenge; a defiance. ;; A variety of plum; as, the greengage; also, the blue gage, frost gage, golden gage, etc., having more or less likeness to the greengage. See Greengage. ;; To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge. ;; To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. ;; A measure or standard. See Gauge, n. ;; To measure. See Gauge, v. t. ;; A wedge with a graduated edge, to measure the width of a space into which it is thrust.
Gaged : of Gage
