Word Finder - gags

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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.

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

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A joke or other mischievous prank.

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

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A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.

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A mouthful that makes one retch or choke.

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Mycteroperca microlepis, a species of grouper.

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• gag grouper

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To experience the vomiting reflex.

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He gagged when he saw the open wound.

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To cause to heave with nausea.

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

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To pry or hold open by means of a gag.

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To restrain someone's speech without using physical means.

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

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To choke; to retch.

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To deceive (someone); to con.

The toilet seat commonly features in sight gags connecting to toilet humor.

Each volume in the Pocketfuls series is picked by a different python and includes their best visual and verbal gags.

Not much demanded, should be OK, plenty of chances for easy sight gags.

Lots of gags about having a stooge in the audience, but not hugely funny.

Each volume in the Pocketfuls series is picked by a different Python and includes their best visual and verbal gags.

But the gags only work and resonate when done in character and Fellows is content to remain in the shadow of his creation.

Dave is very grateful to be able to sully the pages of The Panhandle with his collections of doodles and weak gags.

Some funny pacifiers are even designed to look like your baby has a full set of crooked teeth, big red lips and other such gags to make you laugh.

There are literally thousands of tips and tricks on how to prank your parents available online, and if you are creative, then you can even create your own pranks with a little inspiration from websites about gags and pranks.

People have several associations with aging which translate into good topics for turning 50 humor jokes and gags.

Another name for mucopolysaccharides is glycosaminoglycans (GAGs).

Normally, the human body continuously breaks down and rebuilds cells that contain GAGs.

There are many different types of GAGs, and different GAGs are unable to be broken down in each of the MPS conditions.

The accumulating GAGs are stored in cellular structures called lysosomes, and these disorders are known as lysosomal storage diseases.

When too many GAGs accumulate, organs and tissues become damaged or do not function properly.

Although MPS are all inherited disorders, each type is caused by a deficiency of one particular enzyme involved in breaking down GAGs.

The accumulation of the GAGs in the tissues and organs in the body causes the symptoms characteristic of the MPS disorders.

Although the first things that come to mind are probably the innovative animation and hilarious sight gags offered by the classic Warner Bros. series, the soundscape that the artists created was just as legendary and just as fantastic!

Over The Hill Gifts - Don't let the name scare you into thinking that this is only a place to get age-related gags.

Skip the usual old-age gags and give your friend or family member a proper roast.

As with many of the now-cheesy aspects of the original Star Trek series, Chekov is subject to many running gags.

Indeed, his near-the-knuckle gags are largely only pardoned by his rhythmic, polite, almost monotone drawl.

The protestors wore gags in a silent protest over being silenced.

Lucy Porter has written gags for some of our best known comedians.

In fact most of the funniest gags are in the trailers!

Even the latest episodes contain priceless visual and verbal gags to rival the best that has gone before.