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muzzle   (TTS Sound)

The noun muzzle has 4 senses

• gun muzzle, muzzle -- (the open circular discharging end of a gun)


• muzzle -- (forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose)


• muzzle -- (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)


• gag, muzzle -- (restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting)

The verb muzzle has 3 senses

• muzzle -- (fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers")


• gag, muzzle -- (prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged")


• gag, muzzle -- (tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair")