‘He or she preps the neonate’s face and mouth and also the mouth _gag_ in a circular manner, proceeding from the incision line circumferentially outward.’

‘films that goad audiences into laughing at the most tasteless of _gags_ ’

‘Bearing in mind the other critical sin of giving away some of the best puns and visual _gags_ in film history to readers who may not have seen them, all I will say is that the answer is yes, a thousand times yes.’

‘they tied him up and put a _gag_ in his mouth’

‘Her wrists were hooked to a D ring on the back of her collar, and for once she didn’t have a _gag_ filling her mouth.’

‘every contract contains a self-signed _gag_ ’

‘Tim the Rev had picked up on the notion that the codification is intended to put a political _gag_ on charities, and Peter said that the draft legislation had no such intent.’

‘I’m absolutely _gagging_ for a pint’

‘we’ll be sitting in front of the TV at five to seven next Saturday evening, _gagging_ for the next instalment’

‘he _gagged_ on the wine’

‘Her heart jumped up to her throat, and she nearly _gagged_ on her granola bar.’

‘the government is trying to _gag_ its critics’

‘‘I don’t think we are _gagging_ anybody,’ said a spokesman.’

‘she was bound and _gagged_ by robbers’

‘She was _gagged_ and bound with a washing line before being dumped in a water-filled drainage ditch.’

‘they _gagged_ about their sexual problems’