Meaning of "gagged" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF GAGGED

gagged  [ɡæɡd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GAGGED

Gagged is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb gagged in English.

WHAT DOES GAGGED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gag

A gag is usually a device designed to prevent speech, often as a restraint device to stop the subject from calling for help. This is usually done by blocking the mouth, partially or completely, or attempting to prevent the tongue, lips, or jaw from moving in the normal patterns of speech. They are often less effective in reality than in crime fiction. They carry a strong risk of killing the victim by suffocation. The more "effective" a gag appears to be, the more hazardous it is: for example, duct tape is fairly effective but is hazardous if for some reason the subject cannot breathe freely through the nose. The use of gags is commonly depicted in crime fiction, particularly in comics and novels. It is also often used in movies, such as Raiders of the Lost Ark and its sequel Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Very rarely, courts have been known to gag unruly defendants; Bobby Seale was the most famous case. Occasionally a cloth over-the-mouth gag is used not to prevent speech but to keep dust and aerosols out of the lungs.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GAGGED

PRESENT

Present

I gag

you gag

he/she/it gags

we gag

you gag

they gag

Present continuous

I am gagging

you are gagging

he/she/it is gagging

we are gagging

you are gagging

they are gagging

Present perfect

I have gagged

you have gagged

he/she/it has gagged

we have gagged

you have gagged

they have gagged

Present perfect continuous

I have been gagging

you have been gagging

he/she/it has been gagging

we have been gagging

you have been gagging

they have been gagging

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I gagged

you gagged

he/she/it gagged

we gagged

you gagged

they gagged

Past continuous

I was gagging

you were gagging

he/she/it was gagging

we were gagging

you were gagging

they were gagging

Past perfect

I had gagged

you had gagged

he/she/it had gagged

we had gagged

you had gagged

they had gagged

Past perfect continuous

I had been gagging

you had been gagging

he/she/it had been gagging

we had been gagging

you had been gagging

they had been gagging

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will gag

you will gag

he/she/it will gag

we will gag

you will gag

they will gag

Future continuous

I will be gagging

you will be gagging

he/she/it will be gagging

we will be gagging

you will be gagging

they will be gagging

Future perfect

I will have gagged

you will have gagged

he/she/it will have gagged

we will have gagged

you will have gagged

they will have gagged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been gagging

you will have been gagging

he/she/it will have been gagging

we will have been gagging

you will have been gagging

they will have been gagging

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would gagged

you would gagged

he/she/it would gagged

we would gagged

you would gagged

they would gagged

Conditional continuous

I would be gagging

you would be gagging

he/she/it would be gagging

we would be gagging

you would be gagging

they would be gagging

Conditional perfect

I would have gagged

you would have gagged

he/she/it would have gagged

we would have gagged

you would have gagged

they would have gagged

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been gagging

you would have been gagging

he/she/it would have been gagging

we would have been gagging

you would have been gagging

they would have been gagging

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you gag
we let´s gag
you gag

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to gag

Past participle

gagged

Present Participle

gagging

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «GAGGED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «gagged» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of gagged

choke · curb · heave · muffle · muzzle · quieten · restraint · retch · silence · stifle · subdue · suppress · tie

TRANSLATION OF GAGGED

Find out the translation of gagged to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of gagged from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gagged» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 堵嘴
• Translator English - Spanish: amordazado
• English: gagged
• Translator English - Hindi: gagged
• Translator English - Arabic: مكمما
• Translator English - Russian: с кляпом во рту
• Translator English - Portuguese: amordaçado
• Translator English - Bengali: gagged
• Translator English - French: bâillonnée
• Translator English - Malay: Gagged
• Translator English - German: geknebelt
• Translator English - Japanese: 猿轡
• Translator English - Korean: 재갈
• Translator English - Javanese: Gagged
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bịt miệng
• Translator English - Tamil: gagged
• Translator English - Marathi: Gagged
• Translator English - Turkish: gagged
• Translator English - Italian: imbavagliato
• Translator English - Polish: zakneblowany
• Translator English - Ukrainian: з кляпом у роті
• Translator English - Romanian: gagged
• Translator English - Greek: φιμώνεται
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verbode
• Translator English - Swedish: gagged
• Translator English - Norwegian: kneblet

6 QUOTES WITH «GAGGED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gagged.

1

Hart Crane

I got so I simply gagged everytime I sat before my desk to write an ad.

2

Alice Morse Earle

The brank, or scold's bridle, was unknown in America in its English shape: though from colonial records we learn that scolding women were far too plentiful, and were gagged for that annoying and irritating habit.

3

Sara Harrison

When whistleblowers come forward, we need to fight for them, so others will be encouraged. When they are gagged, we must be their voice. When they are hunted, we must be their shield. When they are locked away, we must free them. Giving us the truth is not a crime. This is our data, our information, our history. We must fight to own it.

4

Kurt Vonnegut

Who is more to be pitied, a writer bound and gagged by policemen or one living in perfect freedom who has nothing more to say?

5

Curt Weldon

The Pentagon today will not allow any of these people who work for the Pentagon, to talk to the media. They have gagged them from talking to members of Congress.

6

Ida B. Wells

Brave men do not gather by thousands to torture and murder a single individual, so gagged and bound he cannot make even feeble resistance or defense.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAGGED»

Discover the use of gagged in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gagged and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Gagged: (a thriller with jokes)

Don Silver, the Vice President of Comedy at Mercury Studios, is in very deep trouble indeed.

Richard Asplin, 2011

Gagged & Bound: A Trish Maguire Mystery

Barrister Trish Maguire investigates a powerful politician who may have ties to a thirty-year-old terrorist bombing, and assists her old friend, Inspector Caro Lyalt, investigating a colleague who may be involved in organized crime.

Natasha Cooper, 2005

Bound and Gagged: Pornography and the Politics of Fantasy in ...

Pornography and the Politics of Fantasy in America Laura Kipnis. One Fantasy in America: The United States v. Daniel Thomas DePew What kind of society sends its citizens to prison for their fantasies? When an undercover San Jose police ...

Laura Kipnis, 1996

Bound And Gagged in Hollywood: Edward L. Hartmann, ...

Hartman himself adds spice to the narrative with anecdotes and an insider's view of the creative process. This book is a fitting tribute to a man whose legacy lives on in both television and cinema."--BOOK JACKET.

Donald W. McCaffrey, 2006

The Parliamentary Debates (Authorized Edition)

Gentleman has explained in a letter that he may have said unpremeditatedly that the Emperor of the French “gagged the press of France, that he gagged the press of Brussels, and that he hates our press because it speaks the truth, and he ...

Great Britain. Parliament, William Cobbett, Thomas Carson Hansard, 1853

Tell Newt to Shut Up: Prize-Winning Washington Post ...

Here is an unprecedented, fly-on-the-wall look at the successes, sellouts, and perhaps fatal mistakes of Newt Gingrich's Republican Revolution.

David Maraniss, Michael Weisskopf, 2008

Gagged: The Gunns 20 and Other Law Suits

It was left with an expensive rump of a case against a handful of defendants. This is the inside story of the defence of the Gunns 20 case, and of a number of other similar, but no less dangerous, law suits.

Gregory Roland Ogle, 2009

In Cold Blood

Then, with cord and adhesive tape supplied by the killer, Mr. Clutter bound and gagged his wife, bound his daughter (who, inexplicably, had not been gagged), and roped them to their beds. Next, father and son were escorted to the basement, ...

Truman Capote, 1975

Bdsm Literature, Including: House of Milan, Bound & Gagged ...

This particular book contains chapters focused on BDSM literature, Bondage magazines, BDSM writers, BDSM writers (manuals and guides), and BDSM publishers.

Hephaestus Books, 2011

Welsh Medi: Media in Cardiff, Media of Wales, Gagged!, ...

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.

Books, LLC, General Books LLC, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAGGED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gagged is used in the context of the following news items.

Near drowning

Ike gagged and coughed and the color came back into him almost immediately, Cody said. “It made me think he was not under there that long.”. «Bismarck Tribune, Jul 15»

Sunday's TV tips

Jarod, Travis and Billy-Ray are unaware that their beers have been spiked and when they regain consciousness, they are bound and gagged, ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»

Priest molests child in S Delhi, gets thrashed

In her statement, the girl said the priest gagged her and then disrobed her. He even threatened her with dire consequences if she raised an ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Will Cameron's new policy chief ensure children are protected?

Both parents and children should no longer be routinely gagged if they wished to speak out about what was being done to them. Camilla ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Senior citizen gagged, robbed of valuables worth Rs2.5 lakh

A senior citizen was threatened and robbed by a man who gagged her mouth with a handkerchief and decamped with gold and valuables ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»

Jennifer Lawrence's Comic-Confession: I Gagged on Woody …

If this error is occurring repeatedly, we may be experiencing technical difficulties. We apologize for the inconvenience. Refresh Browser. «Yahoo News, Jul 15»

Forestry advisers reject 'yes men' accusations amid claims they have …

"Nothing said within our meetings that would even hint at us being gagged," he said. "Our role is not there to support the Government or the ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»

I Won't Be Gagged on Gays - Obama

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi, who on July 6, 2015 led lawmakers in warning US President Barack Obama against promoting the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

'You need to be gagged': female writers recount internet abuse – video

Writing online can be a confronting experience. Five Guardian writers and editors describe the reasons why by reading out some emails they ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Ministers gagged: PM ban on Q&A 'bad for democracy'

Gagged: Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce delivers his address to the National Press Club in Canberra, on Monday, but failed to appear on ... «Echonetdaily, Jul 15»