A gag is usually an item or device designed to prevent speech , often as a restraint device to stop the subject from calling for help and keep its wearer silent. 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. The more "effective" a gag appears to be, the more hazardous it is. For example duct tape is a fairly effective method of keeping a person's mouth shut but can be hazardous if the subject cannot breathe freely through the nose (for example if they have the common cold ). For this reason, a gagged person should never be left alone.
2-460: Gag is a device designed to prevent speech. Gag or the acronym GAG may also refer to: Gag The use of gags is commonly depicted in soap operas and crime fiction , particularly in comics , novels and films. Courts have been known to gag certain people, such as the civil rights activist Bobby Seale . This practice has been criticized as inhumane. One type of gag familiar in fiction, particularly in crime comics and novels ,
4-529: Is a suitably sized piece of cloth pulled over the subject's mouth and tied at the back of their head. It is sometimes called the "detective gag" because many of its first appearances were in crime serials. Sometimes a gag is pushed back between the victim's front teeth into the mouth, or with a hard ball in its middle or reinforced by pushing small cloth items into the mouth. This is common in BDSM , but in practice these sorts of gag can usually be dislodged by working
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