muzzle (redirected from muzzling)

muz·zle  (mzl)

n.

1. The forward, projecting part of the head of certain animals, such as dogs, including the mouth, nose, and jaws; the snout.

2. A leather or wire restraining appliance that, when fitted over an animal's snout, prevents biting and eating.

3. The forward, discharging end of the barrel of a firearm.

4. A restraint on free movement or expression: had a muzzle put on their high spirits.

tr.v. muz·zled, muz·zling, muz·zles

1. To put a muzzle on (an animal).

2. To restrain from expression: tried to muzzle the opposition.

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[Middle English mosel, from Old French musel, from Medieval Latin msellum, diminutive of msus, snout, from Latin msum.]

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muzzler n.

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muzzle

Noun

1. the projecting part of an animal's face, usually the jaws and nose

2. a guard, made of plastic or strap of strong material, fitted over an animal's nose and jaws to prevent it biting or eating

3. the front end of a gun barrel

Verb

[-zling, -zled]

1. to prevent from being heard or noticed: an attempt to muzzle the press

2. to put a muzzle on an animal [Old French muse snout]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	muzzle - the open circular discharging end of a gun gun muzzle gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" gunpoint, point - the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun"
	2.	muzzle - forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose neb, snout - a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose head, caput - the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window" face - the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
	3.	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 constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
	4.	muzzle - restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting gag constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
Verb	1.	muzzle - fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers" equip, fit out, outfit, fit - provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" unmuzzle - remove the muzzle from (a dog)
	2.	muzzle - prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged" gag silence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
	3.	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" gag tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"

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muzzle

noun 1. jaws, mouth, nose, snout

noun 2. gag, guard, restraint

verb 3. suppress, silence, curb, restrain, choke, gag, stifle, censor

Translations

muzzle [ˈmʌzl] n → hocico;

(protective device) → bozal m [of gun] → boca

vt → amordazar [+ dog]; poner un bozal a

muzzle [ˈmʌzl] n → museau m;

(protective device) → muselière f [of gun]; gueule f

vt → museler

muzzle [ˈmʌzl] n (of dog) → Maul nt;

(of gun) → Mündung f;

(guard) (for dog) → Maulkorb m

vt (dog) → einen Maulkorb anlegen +dat (fig) (press, person) → mundtot machen

muzzle [ˈmʌzl] n → muso;

(protective device) → museruola; [of gun] → bocca

vt → mettere la museruola a

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muzzle

n muzzle [ˈmazl]

1 the jaws and nose of an animal such as a dog. bek, snoetخَطْم: أنْف الحيوان وفَكّاهмуцунаčenichmule; snudedie Schnauzeρύγχος, μουσούδαhocicokoonدهنهkuonomuseauפֶּה, לוֹעַथूथनgubica, njuškapofa (állaté)monconggranir, trÿnimuso鼻づら비구부(鼻口部), 주둥이snukis, nasraipurnsmuncungbeksnute; mulepyskfocinhobot; râtмордаňufákgobecnjuškanosตะกร้อครอบปากสุนัขหรือม้าhayvanın çıkıntılı ağzı ve burnu(狗等)口和鼻пика, рилоتھوتھنیmõm, rọ...（狗的）口和鼻

2 an arrangement of straps etc round the muzzle of an animal to prevent it from biting. muilbandكِمامَهнаморникnáhubekmundkurvder Maulkorbφίμωτροbozalsuukorvپوزه بندkuonokoppamuselièreזֶמָם, מַחסוֹםमोहरा खोंचbrnjicaszájkosárberangusmúll, mÿli, munnkarfamuseruola口輪재갈antsnukisuzpurnisberangusmuilkorfmunnkurvkaganiecaçaimobotniţăнамордникnáhuboknagobčnikbrnjicamunkorgสายรัดตะกร้อครอบปากağızlık, burunsalık(動物的)嘴套намордникجانور کے منہ پر چڑھایا جانے والا چھینکاbịt mõm（动物的）嘴套

3 the open end of the barrel of a gun etc. mondstukفُوَّهَة البُنْدِقِيَّهдулоústímundingdie Mündungστόμιο, μπούκα όπλουbocasuueدهانه لوله اسلحهsuuboucheלוֹעַनालमुखotvor spremnikacsőtorkolatmoncongbyssukjafturbocca銃口총구(vamzdžio) žiotysstobra caurumsmuncungtrompmunningwylot lufybocagură (de armă)дулоústieodprtinaotvor cevimynningปืนซึ่งบรรจุลูกกระสุนทางปากกระบอกnamlu ağzı砲口жерло; дулоبندوق وغیرہ کا دہانہmiệng súng炮口

v

to put a muzzle on (a dog etc). muilbandيُكَمِّمслагам наморникnasadit náhubekgive mundkurv påeinen Maulkorb anlegenφιμώνωponer bozalsuukorvistamaپوزه بندزدنpanna kuonokoppamuselerלַשִׂים מַחסוֹםमुंह बांधना, जाब लगानाstaviti brnjicuszájkosarat rak felmemberangusmÿla, múlbindamettere la museruola a口輪をはめる재갈을 물리다uždėti antsnukį, priversti tylėtiuzlikt uzpurnimemberangusmuilkorvensette munnkurv pånakładać kaganiecaçaimara pune botniţăнадевать намордникnasadiť náhuboknatakniti nagobčnikstaviti brnjicusätta munkorg påสวมตะกร้อครอบปากให้สุนัขหรือม้าburunsalık geçirmek給(動物)上嘴套надівати намордникکتے کو چھینکا لگاناkhóa miệng给（动物）上嘴套