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  • 1gag — [gag] vt. gagged, gagging [ME gaggen, of echoic orig.] 1. to cause to retch or choke 2. to put something over or into the mouth of, so as to keep from talking, crying out, etc. 3. to keep from speaking or expressing oneself freely, as by… …

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  • 2gag — Ⅰ. gag [1] ► NOUN 1) a piece of cloth put in or over a person s mouth to prevent them from speaking. 2) a restriction on free speech. ► VERB (gagged, gagging) 1) put a gag on. 2) …

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  • 3gag — gag1 noun 1》 a piece of cloth put in or over a person s mouth to prevent them from speaking. 2》 a device for keeping the patient s mouth open during a dental or surgical operation. 3》 a restriction on free speech. verb (gags, gagging, gagged) 1》… …

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  • 4gag — gag1 [gæg] v past tense and past participle gagged present participle gagging [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from the sound of someone being prevented from breathing] 1.) to be unable to swallow and feel as if you are about to bring up food… …

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  • 5gag — 1 verb gagged, gagging 1 (I) to be unable to swallow and seem about to bring up food from your stomach: The foul stench made her gag. (+ on): He almost gagged on his first mouthful of food. 2 (T) to put a piece of cloth over someone s mouth to… …

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  • 6put — v 1. place, pose, set, lay; drop, Inf. plop, Inf. plunk, Inf. plank, plump; park, station, post, stand; plant, implant, imbed; perch, mount, deposit; situate, locate, emplace, position, center; dispose, allocate, install, collocate, spot,… …

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  • 7put down — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, abase, abasement, abash, account for, accredit with, accrete to, acknowledge, affront, annihilate, ante, ante up, apply to, ascribe to, aspersion, asphyxiate, assign to, atrocity, attach to, attribute to …

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  • 8Anti-Gag Statute — The anti gag statute is a little known legal boundary in the long struggle between Executive branch secrecy and Congress and the public’s right to know. [cite web | title=Justice Department Opens NSA Leak Probe |… …

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  • 10Stone Cold Steve Austin — Born Steven James Anderson December 18, 1964 (1964 12 18) (age 46) Victoria, Texas, U.S …

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