Gag

1. A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat.
2. Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. To heave with nausea; to retch.
6. To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
7. To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3.
8. To cause to heave with nausea.