(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
(v. t.) To cause to heave with nausea.
(v. i.) To heave with nausea; to retch.
(v. i.) To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3.
(n.) Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder speaking.
(n.) A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat.
(n.) 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.
Example Sentences:
(1) The distribution of polyanionic glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in the developing mouse vitreous was studied histologically by P.A.S.
(2) Finally, the BLV gag and pol gene products are highly related to those of the human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV); relatedness varied from 37% amino acid identities within the N terminal gag protein to 54% within the nucleic acid binding protein.
(3) These results strongly suggest that urinary GAGs determination is a precise method for ovulation detection.
(4) The effects of GAG on retinal GABA enzymes were long-lasting and not reversed by dialysis.
(5) To clarify the mechanism by which retinoid causes cleft palate, we investigated the effect of retinoic acid (RA) on proliferation activity and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) synthesis in mouse fetuses palatal mesenchymal (MFPM) cells.
(6) Unexpected displacement of the endotracheal tube during anesthesia caused by postural change of the neck or passive compression by the mouth gag was investigated under transluminal fiberoptic observation.
(7) Thus in patients with nephrolithiasis, not only is the 24-hour urinary excretion of GAGs significantly low but the 3-hourly urinary concentration of GAGs is also significantly decreased as compared to healthy subjects.
(8) Moreover, Mo-MuLV-related gag sequences retained in MPSV are not essential for the distinctive biological properties of MPSV.
(9) A transformed cell line containing a truncated gag-abl-pol protein, p85, that lacks most of the FeLV pol sequences was obtained by transfection of NIH 3T3 mouse cells.
(10) Even as those words were being published, lawyers and senior executives from News International's subsidiary News Group were preparing to run to court to gag Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association, who was suing the News of the World for its undisclosed involvement in the illegal interception of messages left on his mobile phone.
(11) We now report the identity of the amino acids inserted in vitro in response to UAA and UGA in fusion products containing the gag-pol junction region.
(12) Fusion of 90 amino acids of HIV-1 Gag protein to HBcAg still allowed the formation of capsids presenting on their surface epitopes of HIV-1 core protein, whereas fusion of 317, 189, or 100 amino acids of Gag prevented self-assembly of chimeric particles.
(13) The culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt , has ruled out introducing a new privacy law to deal with issues around superinjunctions and gagging orders, following a meeting with the justice secretary, Ken Clarke.
(14) Evidence accumulated over the past decade has demonstrated that the bladder surface GAG prevents bacterial adherence.
(15) In the first series of experiments, the GAG were measured in a control (n = 22 Wistar rats) and in a PGE2-treated group (n = 20 Wistar rats) without steroid supplementation.
(16) The amino acid sequences that were deduced from this cDNA revealed a highly conserved cysteine-rich region that displayed homology with a domain characteristic of other steroid receptors and with the gag-erbA oncogene product of avian erythroblastosis virus.
(17) FL cells infected with vaccinia virus or its recombinant carrying the gag gene of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) were examined by ultra-high-resolution scanning electron microscopy.
(18) Mutations recovered after exposure to carboplatin display the same preference for sequences that contain 5'-AGG-3', 5'-AGA-3' and 5'-GAG-3' as was found for cisplatin.
(19) At high cell densities both cell types showed reduced incorporation into hyaluronate and an increase in cellular GAG due to enhanced labeling of chondroitin sulfate and heparan sulfate.
(20) Anti-Id 4B4 also inhibits p24 gag antibody binding by as much as 40%.
Jag
Definition:
(n.) A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.
(n.) A part broken off; a fragment.
(n.) A cleft or division.
(v. t.) To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch.
(n.) A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore.
(v. t.) To carry, as a load; as, to jag hay, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) The Jags are doing a nice job of showing a 'worst case scenario'.
(2) Truth told, I simply hadn't the time to do anything more than snap a bar of expensive chocolate into jagged shards and put it in the middle of the table.
(3) From here the view is breathtaking; looking down on Loch Coruisk and tiny sandy beaches below all ringed by the looming jagged peaks of the Cuillin.
(4) The turbine housings, which are half-complete, resemble the jagged ramparts of a fort.
(5) She told the Jags their actions to improve the military sexual abuse crisis was "not enough" Gillibrand asked Harding which he believed had done their duty in the Aviano case – the jury or the convening authority.
(6) Is it a waste of money to spend this fantastic sum on one painting, a canvas depicting a mess of jagged female limbs?
(7) Biopsy specimen from deltoid muscle consisted of untypable fibers of varying diameters with jagged Z-lines and increased variability of myofibrillar diameters.
(8) The Jags' owner, Shahid Khan, is investing substantial sums of his own money into upgrading Jacksonville's existing stadium , and successful businessmen rarely spend their own cash for no reason.
(9) A breakthrough was already looking inevitable and, sure enough, in the seventh minute Bale embarked on another jagged dash down the left.
(10) Surfaces with poor cleanability before and after abrasion were characterized by pitting, crevices or jags.
(11) On the day of the accident, Simon Lowe, Jagged Globe’s managing director, flew to Kathmandu, on to Lukla, and then made the full day’s trek to her home.
(12) When it rains in Bogotá the clouds swallow up the jagged Andean peaks that surround the city.
(13) The reduced-quintinomial distribution provides theoretical results that describe the characteristics of the PND's quite well, accounting for the smooth or scalloped behavior of short-counting-time data, the jagged nature of long-counting-time data, and the Poisson-like character of very-short-counting-time data.
(14) He lifts his trouser leg to reveal a long, jagged scar on his left ankle.
(15) The cells of the stratum corneum are rough, jagged, and contain myriad niches in which bacteria dwell.
(16) Jaguars 20-7 Titans The boos are ringing out in Tennessee, where Jordan Todman just took the ball in on a five-yard run to restore the Jags’ two-score advantage.
(17) When they lifted them they saw through the tears the smiles of the doubters, their jagged teeth shining through oily jaws.
(18) The scenic drive along Bear Lake Road skirts broad meadows full of elk grazing beneath jagged peaks.
(19) And there is the flinty personality, sharp, jagged, unyielding.
(20) Photograph: Alamy While the Westfjords’ main roads (Route 60 and Route 61) provide views along the jagged routes that rise, fall, twist and turn along each fjord, there are also activities to try: kayaking, hiking, cycling.