v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gagged p. pr. & vb. n. Gagging ] [ Prob. fr. W. cegio to choke or strangle, fr. ceg mouth, opening, entrance. ] 1. 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. Marvell. [ 1913 Webster ]

The time was not yet come when eloquence was to be gagged, and reason to be hood winked. Maccaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To pry or hold open by means of a gag. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mouths gagged to such a wideness. Fortescue (Transl.). [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To cause to heave with nausea. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat. Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. 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. [ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Gag rein (Harness), a rein for drawing the bit upward in the horse's mouth. --
Gag runner (Harness), a loop on the throat latch guiding the gag rein. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To heave with nausea; to retch. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3. [ Slang ] Cornill Mag. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. mentally or physically infirm with age.
Syn. -- doddering, senile. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; as, gaga over his girlfriend.
Syn. -- crazy about, dotty, enamored, infatuated, in love, smitten, soft on(predicate), taken with(predicate). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. gagates. See Jet a black mineral. ] Agate. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A measure or standard. See Gauge, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. gage, LL. gadium, wadium; of German origin; cf. Goth. wadi, OHG. wetti, weti, akin to E. wed. See Wed, and cf. Wage, n. ] 1. A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor without gages to the needy lend. Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A glove, cap, or the like, cast on the ground as a challenge to combat, and to be taken up by the accepter of the challenge; a challenge; a defiance. “There I throw my gage.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ So called because an English family named Gage imported the greengage from France, in the last century. ] A variety of plum; as, the greengage; also, the blue gage, frost gage, golden gage, etc., having more or less likeness to the greengage. See Greengage. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gaged p. pr & vb. n. Gaging ] [ Cf. F. gager. See Gage, n., a pledge. ] 1. To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A moiety competent
Was gaged by our king. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. [ 1913 Webster ]

Great debts
Wherein my time, sometimes too prodigal,
Hath left me gaged. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To measure. See Gauge, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]

You shall not gage me
By what we do to-night. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]