muzzle
the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
the projecting part of the head of an animal, including jaws, mouth, and nose.
a device, usually an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal's mouth to prevent the animal from biting, eating, etc.
to put a muzzle on (an animal or its mouth) so as to prevent biting, eating, etc.
to restrain from speech, the expression of opinion, etc.: The censors muzzled the press.
Nautical. to attach the cable to the stock of (an anchor) by means of a light line to permit the anchor to be pulled loose readily.
Origin of muzzle
1Other words for muzzle
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How to use muzzle in a sentence
Control Room Sook Shoot Out -- some editorial changes and some VFX muzzle flashes.
Sony Emails Show How the Studio Plans to Censor Kim Jong Un Assassination Comedy ‘The Interview’ | William Boot | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBiden is such a straight shooter that pundits say he needs a muzzle.
Roland Martin: America, You Can’t Handle the Truth! | Roland S. Martin | January 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSuddenly, the darkness came alive with muzzle flashes and tracer rounds.
From PTSD to Prison: Why Veterans Become Criminals | Matthew Wolfe | July 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe result of the back-and-forth was guaranteed national publicity for the very ideas the politicians wanted to muzzle.
‘The Gatekeepers,’ Brooklyn College BDS Forum: Week of Israel Debate | Gail Sheehy | February 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe pointed the muzzle at Jones and pulled the trigger, shooting him in the head with a fatally real bullet.
As More Kids Die, Handguns Still a Bigger Threat Than Assault Rifles | Michael Daly | January 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
He turned at the sound of my voice with vastly more concern than he'd betrayed under the muzzle of Piegan's gun.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairIt was a hippopotamus which had been standing on the river-brink within six yards of the muzzle of his gun.
Hunting the Lions | R.M. BallantyneThe gunner's seat moved with the carriage, from which he could elevate or depress the muzzle by a lever.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickThen, lifting its head and muzzle to the sky, it opened its long jaws and gave vent to a dismal and prolonged howling.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodHe laughed, stooped over Black Hood, pressed the muzzle of his gun to the manhunter's forehead.
British Dictionary definitions for muzzle
/ (ˈmʌzəl) /
the projecting part of the face, usually the jaws and nose, of animals such as the dog and horse
a guard or strap fitted over an animal's nose and jaws to prevent it biting or eating
the front end of a gun barrel
to prevent from being heard or noticed: to muzzle the press
to put a muzzle on (an animal)
to take in (a sail)
Origin of muzzle
1Derived forms of muzzle
- muzzler, noun
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