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- DictionaryMuz·zle/ˈməz(ə)l/
noun
- 1. the projecting part of the face, including the nose and mouth, of an animal such as a dog or horse: "she patted the horse's velvety muzzle"
- 2. the open end of the barrel of a firearm: "Devlin jammed the muzzle of the gun into the man's neck"
verb
- 1. put a muzzle on (an animal): "the dog should have been muzzled"
n. 1. the projecting part of the head of an animal, including jaws, mouth, and nose. 2. the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc. 3. a device, usu. an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal's mouth to prevent the animal from biting, eating, etc. v.t.
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. Muzzle comes from the Latin morsus meaning "bite." A muzzle is the nose and mouth of an animal like a cat or dog.
noun. 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. See more. verb (used with object), muz·zled, muz·zling.
May 17, 2024 · 1. the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc. 2. the projecting part of the head of an animal, including jaws, mouth, and nose. 3. a device, usually an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal's mouth to prevent the animal from biting, eating, etc. transitive verb.
a device made of leather or plastic that you put over the nose and mouth of an animal, especially a dog, to prevent it from biting people Topics Animals c2. the open end of a gun, where the bullets come out. Bright muzzle flashes were visible even through the fog. Word Origin. See muzzle in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
Definition of muzzle. as in beak. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. beak. mandible. nib. maxilla. bill. maw. neb. mouth. muzzle. 2 of 2. verb. as in to censor. Synonyms & Similar Words. censor. silence. gag. throttle. cover (up) suppress. black out.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Animals, Pets, Weapons muz‧zle1 /ˈmʌzəl/ noun [ countable] 1 the nose and mouth of an animal, especially a dog or horse 2 a cover that you put over a dog’s mouth to stop it from biting people 3 the open end of a gun, where the bullets come out Examples from the Corpus muzzle • Don't...
