Gap vs. Gag

Gapnoun

An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.

Gapnoun

An opening allowing passage or entrance.

Gapnoun

An opening that implies a breach or defect.

Gapnoun

A vacant space or time.

Gapnoun

A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.

Gapnoun

A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.

Gapnoun

A mountain or hill pass.

Gapnoun

(Sussex) A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).

Gapnoun

(baseball) The regions between the outfielders.

Gapnoun

The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.

Gapnoun

(AU) (usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.

Gapnoun

(genetics) An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.

Gapverb

(transitive) To notch, as a sword or knife.

Gapverb

(transitive) To make an opening in; to breach.

Gapverb

(transitive) To check the size of a gap.

Gapnoun

An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or defect; a vacant space or time; a hiatus; a mountain pass.

Gapnoun

The vertical distance between two superposed surfaces, esp. in a biplane.

Gapverb

To notch, as a sword or knife.

Gapverb

To make an opening in; to breach.

Gapnoun

a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures;

Gapnoun

an open or empty space in or between things;

Gapnoun

a narrow opening;

Gapnoun

a pass between mountain peaks

Gapnoun

an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity;

Gapverb

make an opening or gap in

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.