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Noun
S:
(n)
gun muzzle
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muzzle
(the open circular discharging end of a gun)
S:
(n)
muzzle
(forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose)
S:
(n)
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)
S:
(n)
gag
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muzzle
(restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting)
Verb
S:
(v)
muzzle
(fit with a muzzle)
"muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers"
S:
(v)
gag
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muzzle
(prevent from speaking out)
"The press was gagged"
S:
(v)
gag
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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"