In intransitive terms the difference between gag and muzzle
is that gag is to experience the vomiting reflex while muzzle is to bring the muzzle or mouth near.
In transitive terms the difference between gag and muzzle
is that gag is to restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth while muzzle is to bind or confine an animal's mouth by putting a muzzle, as to prevent it from eating or biting.
In transitive figuratively terms the difference between gag and muzzle
is that gag is to restrain someone's speech without using physical means while muzzle is to restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); gag, silence, censor.
As an abbreviation gag
is group specific antigens.
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(Abbreviation)(head)(Group-specific antigen)
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(en noun)
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- a gag of mutton fat
- (Lamb)
Synonyms
* (legal) gag order* (joke) See also
Derived terms
* sight gag
Verb
- He gagged when he saw the open wound.
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- ''The victims could not speak because the burglar had gagged them with duct tape.
- When the financial irregularities were discovered, the CEO gagged everyone in the accounting department.
- The time was not yet come when eloquence was to be gagged , and reason to be hoodwinked.
- mouths gagged to such a wideness
Derived terms
* gag me with a spoon
(wikipedia) (en noun) * muzzle blast* muzzle brake* muzzle compensator* muzzle energy* muzzleloader* muzzleloading* muzzle velocity (muzzl) * muzzler **English
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