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gag vs fret

fret vs gag

gag and fret both are nouns.

gag and fret both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gag Yes No Yes No
fret Yes No Yes No
As verbs, gag and fret are synonyms defined as:
  • gag and fret: be too tight; rub or press
Other synonyms of gag include choke.
gag (noun) fret (noun)
restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
agitation resulting from active worry
gag (verb) fret (verb)
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake wear away or erode
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit remove soil or rock
cause to retch or choke cause friction
make jokes or quips be too tight; rub or press
be too tight; rub or press decorate with an interlaced design
tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them carve a pattern into
prevent from speaking out be agitated or irritated
cause annoyance in
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
worry unnecessarily or excessively
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
provide (a musical instrument) with frets
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