muzzle

[muzĀ·zle]

A muzzle is a guard that covers an animal's mouth to keep it from biting. If your dog is aggressive, you might have to put a muzzle on her when you take her to the dog park.

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The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout.

Noun
forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose

Noun
restraint put into a person''s mouth to prevent speaking or shouting

Noun
the open circular discharging end of a gun

Noun
a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal''s snout (especially a dog''s nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting

Verb
tie a gag around someone''s mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"

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Verb
prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"

Verb
fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers"


v. i.
The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout.

v. i.
The mouth of a thing; the end for entrance or discharge; as, the muzzle of a gun.

v. i.
A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious biting.

v. t.
To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to sheathe; to restrain from speech or action.

v. t.
To fondle with the closed mouth.

v. i.
To bring the mouth or muzzle near.


Muzzle

Muz"zle , n. [OE. mosel, OF. musel, F. museau muzzle or snout, LL. musellus, fr. musus, morsus. See Muse, v. i., and cf. Morsel.] 1. The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout. 2. The mouth of a thing; the end for entrance or discharge; as, the muzzle of a gun. 3. A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious biting.
With golden muzzles all their mouths were bound
Muzzle sight. (Gun.) See Dispart, n., 2.

Muzzle

Muz"zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Muzzled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Muzzling .] [F. museler.] 1. To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to sheathe; to restrain from speech or action. "My dagger muzzled." Shak.
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
2. To fondle with the closed mouth. [Obs.] L'Estrange.

Muzzle

Muz"zle, v. i. To bring the mouth or muzzle near.
The bear muzzles and smels to him.

The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout.

To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to sheathe; to restrain from speech or action.

To bring the mouth or muzzle near.

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