muzzlenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmʌz.əl/us/ˈmʌz.əl/muzzle noun [ C ] (ANIMAL)
the mouth and nose of an animal, especially a dog, or a covering put over this in order to prevent the animal from biting
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The head & neck of non-human animals
- antler
- beak
- bill
- cockscomb
- comb
- crest
- crested
- crop
- dewlap
- horn
- horned
- jaw
- maw
- neck
- nose
- pouch
- proboscis
- scruff
- snout
- sucker
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muzzle noun [ C ] (GUN)
the end of a gun barrel, where the bullets come out
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Parts of guns
- barrel
- bore
- business end
- butt
- clip
- flint
- gauge
- hammer
- holster
- magazine
- muffler
- ramrod
- safety catch
- sight
- silencer
- stock
- trigger
- turret
muzzleverb [ T ]
uk/ˈmʌz.əl/us/ˈmʌz.əl/muzzle verb [ T ] (ANIMAL)
to put a muzzle on an animal:
Dangerous dogs should be muzzled.
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Limiting and restricting
- box sb in
- chain
- circumscribe
- clamp down on sth
- clampdown
- cramp
- curb
- curtail
- damage limitation
- debilitate
- delimit
- hamstring
- hedge
- infringe
- localize
- non-proliferation
- qualification
- ration
- rationing
- stabilizer
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muzzle verb [ T ] (STOP OPINIONS)
to stop a person or organization from expressing independent opinions:
The new Secrecy Act will muzzle the media and the opposition.
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Interrupting & preventing from speaking
- barge
- butt in
- buttonhole
- chime
- chip in
- cut the crap! idiom
- heckle
- horn in
- interject
- interpose
- interrupt
- interruption
- mike check
- put a sock in it! idiom
- shut
- slap sb down
- sock
- speak
- speak when you're spoken to! idiom
- strike
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