Word

gag, v.
(gagged, gagging, gags)
freq. cnt. 1

prevent from speaking out
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

gag muzzle

sample sentences

"The press was gagged"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gag

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

muzzle

semantic pointers

hypernym

silence, hush, still, shut up, quieten, hush up

make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
<verb.body>

gag heave retch

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

heave

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

retch

cause to retch or choke
<verb.body>

choke gag

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

sicken

struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

choke gag strangle suffocate

sample sentences

"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

choking

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

suffocative suffocation

semantic pointers

hypernym

suffer, hurt

make jokes or quips
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

gag quip

sample sentences

"The students were gagging during dinner"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

quip quip

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gag

semantic pointers

hypernym

joke, jest

tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
<verb.contact>

gag muzzle

sample sentences

"The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gag

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

muzzle

semantic pointers

hypernym

tie, bind

be too tight; rub or press
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

choke fret gag

sample sentences

"This neckband is choking the cat"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

choker choker

semantic pointers

hypernym

compress, contract, press, constrict, squeeze, compact