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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024muz•zle /ˈmʌzəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -zled, -zling. n. [countable] - Zoologythe part of the head of an animal that comprises the jaws, mouth, and nose.
- the mouth of the barrel of a gun, etc.
- a device, usually an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal's mouth to prevent the animal from biting, etc.
v. [~ + object] - to put a muzzle on (an animal or its mouth).
- to hold back from or prevent speech or the expression of opinion:to muzzle the press by violence.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024muz•zle (muz′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -zled, -zling. n. - 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. See diag. under dog.
- a device, usually an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal's mouth to prevent the animal from biting, eating, etc.
v.t. - 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.
- [Naut.]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.
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- Medieval Latin mūsellum, diminutive of mūsum snout
- Middle French
- Middle English musel 1350–1400
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged silence, quiet, still, supress.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: muzzle /ˈmʌzəl/ n - 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
vb (transitive)- to prevent from being heard or noticed
- to put a muzzle on (an animal)
Etymology: 15th Century mosel, from Old French musel, diminutive of muse snout, from Medieval Latin mūsus, of unknown originˈmuzzler n |