Gag vs. Gig
Gagnoun
A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.
Gagnoun
(legal) An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
Gagnoun
A joke or other mischievous prank.
Gagnoun
A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
Gagnoun
(archaic) A mouthful that makes one retch or choke.
Gagverb
(intransitive) To experience the vomiting reflex.
Gagverb
(transitive) To cause to heave with nausea.
Gagverb
(transitive) To restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth.
Gagverb
(transitive) To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
Gagverb
To restrain someone's speech without using physical means.
Gagverb
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.
Gagverb
To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
Gagverb
To cause to heave with nausea.
Gagverb
To heave with nausea; to retch.
Gagverb
To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3.
Gagnoun
Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.
Gagnoun
A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat.
Gagnoun
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.
Gagnoun
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter;
Gagnoun
restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
Gagverb
prevent from speaking out;
Gagverb
be too tight; rub or press;
Gagverb
tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them;
Gagverb
make jokes or quips;
Gagverb
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake;
Gagverb
cause to retch or choke
Gagverb
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
Gagnoun
a piece of cloth put in or over a person's mouth to prevent them from speaking
Gagnoun
a restriction on dissemination of information
Gagnoun
a device for keeping the patient's mouth open during a dental or surgical operation.
Gagnoun
a joke or an amusing story, especially one forming part of a comedian's act or in a film
Gagverb
put a gag on (someone)
Gagverb
prevent (someone) from speaking freely or disseminating information
Gagverb
choke or retch
Gagverb
be very eager to have or do (something)
Gagverb
tell jokes
Gag
A gag is usually an item or device designed to prevent speech, often as a restraint device to stop the subject from calling for help and keep its wearer silent. This is usually done by blocking the mouth, partially or completely, or attempting to prevent the tongue, lips, or jaw from moving in the normal patterns of speech.
Gignoun
A performing engagement by a musical group; or, generally, any job or role, especially for a musician or performer.
Gignoun
Any job; especially one that is temporary; or alternately, one that is very desirable.
Gignoun
A forked spear for catching fish, frogs, or other small animals.
Gignoun
(historical) A two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage.
Gignoun
A six-oared sea rowing boat commonly found in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Gignoun
(watercraft) An open boat used to transport the captain of a ship, the captain's gig.
Gignoun
A demerit received for some infraction of military dress or deportment codes.
Gignoun
Clipped form of gigabyte.
Gignoun
(slang) Any unit having the SI prefix giga-
Gignoun
(obsolete) A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.
Gigverb
To fish or catch with a gig, or fish spear.
Gigverb
To engage in musical performances.
Gigverb
To make fun of; to make a joke at someone's expense, often condescending.
Gigverb
To impose a demerit for an infraction of a dress or deportment code.
Gigverb
To engender.
Gignoun
A fiddle.
Gignoun
A kind of spear or harpoon. See Fishgig.
Gignoun
A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.
Gignoun
A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play.
Gignoun
A light carriage, with one pair of wheels, drawn by one horse; a kind of chaise.
Gignoun
A long, light rowboat, generally clinkerbuilt, and designed to be fast; a boat appropriated to the use of the commanding officer; as, the captain's gig.
Gignoun
A rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth.
Gignoun
A job for a specified, usually short period of time; - used especially for the temporary engagements of an entertainer, such as a jazz musician or a rock group; as, a one-week gig in Las Vegas.
Gigverb
To engender.
Gigverb
To fish with a gig.
Gignoun
long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
Gignoun
an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
Gignoun
a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting
Gignoun
tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
Gignoun
small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood
Gignoun
a booking for musicians;
