handgag

verb

Etymology

hand + gag

  1. derived from gaghals
  2. inherited from gaggen
  3. formed as handgag — “hand + gag

Definitions

  1. To silence (a person) by placing one's hand over their mouth.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA