hand gag in English

Forms: hand gags [present, singular, third-person], hand gagging [participle, present], hand gagged [participle, past], hand gagged [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: hand + gag Etymology templates: {{af|en|hand|gag}} hand + gag Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} hand gag (third-person singular simple present hand gags, present participle hand gagging, simple past and past participle hand gagged)

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        "to place one's hand over someone's mouth"
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        "(transitive) to place one's hand over someone's mouth"
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"hand gag" meaning in English

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