gags

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.

An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.

A joke or other mischievous prank.

A device or trick used to create a practical effect; a gimmick

A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.

A mouthful that makes one retch or choke.

Mycteroperca microlepis, a species of grouper.

To experience the vomiting reflex.

“He gagged when he saw the open wound.”

To cause to heave with nausea.

To restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth.

To pry or hold open by means of a gag.

To restrain someone's speech without using physical means.

“When the financial irregularities were discovered, the CEO gagged everyone in the accounting department.”

To choke; to retch.

To deceive (someone); to con.