gag (1) — OET

gag1

verb

1 a dirty rag was used to gag her mouth:

stop up, block, plug, clog, stifle, smother, muffle;

put a gag on, silence, hush, quiet.

2 the press is gagged by more and more complex rules:

silence, muzzle, mute, muffle, stifle, smother, strangle, subdue, suppress, repress;

censor, curb, check, restrain, fetter, shackle, restrict, limit, deplatform;

mainly British no-platform.

▷antonyms encourage; give a voice to.

3 the stench grew worse, making her gag:

retch, heave, dry-heave, convulse, almost vomit, feel nauseous;

choke, gasp, struggle for breath, fight for air;

informal keck.

noun

his scream was muffled by the gag:

muzzle, tie, restraint.

gag (1) Oxford Dictionary of English