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noun
- A device to restrain speech, usually a rag in the mouth and secured there with tape, another rag that has been folded into a narrow strip, or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or a leather or rubber strap.
- (media:sp-t04.jpg, Illustration)
- An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject. Also called a gag order.
- A joke or other mischievous prank.
verb ( gags, gagging, gagged)
- To have the vomiting reflex triggered.
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- (U.S. Army slang) Smoke
- Transitive_verb, Smoke : to order a recruit to exercise until he "gags" (usually spoken in exaggeration)
- To restrain someone's speech
adjective
- Relating to the galaxy or a galaxy.
- Of enormous size.
noun
- A short, sudden intake of breath.
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The audience gave a of astonishment
- : A draw or drag on a cigerette (or gasper).
- I'm popping out for a .
verb
- (intransitive): To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
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The audience gasped as the magician dissapeared
- (intransitive): To breath laboriously or convulsively.
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We were all gasping when we reached the summit
- (transitive): To speak in a breathless manner
- The old man gasped his last few words
noun plural
- (context, rarely used in the singular) Small bumps on the skin caused by the involuntary erection of hairs in response to cold or fear; (plural of, goose pimple)
noun
- raised skin, usually on the neck or arms from the cold or fear
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