gag
US: /ˈɡæɡ/
UK: /ɡˈæɡ/
UK: /ɡˈæɡ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
gag /gæg/
- danh từ
- vật nhét vào miệng cho khỏi kêu la; cái bịt miệng, cái khoá miệng ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
- lời nói đùa chơi, lời nói giỡn chơi
- (y học) cái banh miệng
- (sân khấu) trò khôi hài
- (từ lóng) lời nói phỉnh, lời nói dối; sự đánh lừa
- sự chấm dứt (cuộc tranh luận ở nghị viện)
- (kỹ thuật) cái nắp, cái nút
- động từ
- bịt miệng, khoá miệng ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
- to gag the press: bịt miệng báo chí
- nôn khan, oẹ
- nghẹn
- nói đùa chơi, nói giỡn chơi
- (y học) cho cái banh miệng vào mồm (để mổ xẻ...)
- (sân khấu) làm trò khôi hài, pha trò
- (từ lóng) nói dối; lừa phỉnh, đánh lừa
- không cho phát biểu, cắt đứt, chấm dứt (cuộc tranh luận ở nghị viện)
- bịt miệng, khoá miệng ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 a piece of cloth that is put over or in sb's mouth to stop them speaking
2 an order that prevents sth from being publicly reported or discussed: a press gag + a gag rule / order (= one made by a court of law)
3 (informal) a joke or a funny story, especially one told by a professional COMEDIAN: to tell / crack a gag + a running gag (= one that is regularly repeated during a performance)
4 (especially AmE) a trick you play on sb: It was just a gag-we didn't mean to upset anyone.
+ verb (-gg-)
1 [VN] to put a piece of cloth in or over sb's mouth to prevent them from speaking or shouting: The hostages were bound and gagged.
2 [VN] to prevent sb from speaking freely or expressing their opinion: The new laws are seen as an attempt to gag the press.
3 [V] ~ (on sth) to have the unpleasant feeling in your mouth and stomach as if you are going to VOMIT
Synonym: RETCH
She gagged on the blood that filled her mouth. + The stench of rotting meat made him gag.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 silence, stifle, still, muffle, stop (up), muzzle, quiet, curb, suppress, repress, restrain, throttle, strangle, check, inhibit, discourage:
The department gagged him, forbidding any press interviews.
2 retch, choke, heave; gasp for air, struggle for breath; US keck:
That drink made me gag.
n.
3 restraint, curb, muzzle, check:
MI5 tried to put a gag on the revelations of the former spy.
n.
1 joke, witticism, jest, quip, pun, gibe, Colloq wisecrack, Slang crack:
He told some gags but nobody found them funny.
2 practical joke, hoax, prank, trick, Colloq fast one:
For a gag, we put a snake in the sergeant's bed.
Collocation dictionary
1 piece of cloth
VERB + GAG
put on
They tied him up and put a gag on him.
| take off
2 joke
ADJ.
good, great | sight, visual
a mixture of wit and instant visual gags
| running
There was this running gag about a penguin (= they kept telling penguin jokes).
VERB + GAG
crack
a non-stop comedian, cracking gags by the dozen
PREP.
~ about
