Other Uses of The Word
The word "gag" has come to have various extended meanings, for example:
- Various sorts of laws and orders preventing or stopping discussion or revealing of information, e.g., a parliamentary procedure to end a debate. See gag order.
- A gag rule can be a part of court proceedings and congressional proceedings.
- Gag (medical device), a surgical device used to keep the mouth open
- The word "gag" has been used for a cloth tied over the mouth and nose when the purpose was not to prevent talking or screaming but to keep harmful dust out of the lungs.
- The term "hand gag" is sometimes used for temporarily silencing someone with a hand over the mouth.
- A gag bit is a special bit type used with horses.
- In metalworking a "gag" is a shaped block of steel used with a press to straighten or bend a bar or rail.
- "Gagging" may mean the feeling of nausea or vomiting.
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