muzzle

muzzle
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Oregon boat, acoustic tile, antiknock, antlia, asphyxiate, baffler, bazoo, beak, beezer, bilbo, bill, bond, bonds, bottle up, bridle, bugle, camisole, censor, chains, chaps, choke, choke off, chops, clamp down on, collar, conk, cork, cork up, countenance, crack down on, crush, cuffs, cushion, damp, damp down, dampener, damper, deflate, dial, disarm, drown, dumbfound, embouchure, enchain, extinguish, face, features, fetter, gab, gag, gob, gyves, halter, hamper, hamstring, handcuff, handcuffs, hobble, hobbles, hog-tie, hold down, hopples, hush, hush-hush, hushcloth, irons, jaw, jaws, jowls, jump on, keep down, keep under, kill, kisser, knock out, leading strings, leash, lips, manacle, mandibles, map, maw, maxilla, mouth, muffle, muffler, mug, mush, mute, nares, neb, nib, nose, nostrils, nozzle, olfactory organ, oral cavity, paralyze, pecker, phiz, pillory, pour water on, premaxilla, proboscis, prostrate, puss, put down, put to silence, quash, quell, quench, quiet, quieten, quietener, reins, repress, restraint, restraints, rhinarium, rostrum, schnozzle, shackle, shush, shut down on, silence, silence cloth, silencer, sit down on, sit on, smash, smeller, smother, snoot, snout, soft pedal, soft-pedal, sordine, sordino, sound-absorbing material, soundproofing, soundproofing insulation, sourdine, squash, squelch, stanch, stifle, still, stocks, straightjacket, strait-waistcoat, straitjacket, strangle, stranglehold, strike dumb, stultify, subdue, suffocate, suppress, tether, throttle, trammel, trammels, trap, trunk, truss up, visage, yap, yoke

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  • Muzzle — Muz zle, n. [OE. mosel, OF. musel, F. museau muzzle or snout, LL. musellus, fr. musus, morsus. See {Muse}, v. i., and cf. {Morsel}.] 1. The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout. [1913 Webster] 2. The mouth of a thing;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • muzzle — ► NOUN 1) the projecting part of an animal s face, including the nose and mouth. 2) a guard fitted over an animal s muzzle to stop it biting or feeding. 3) the open end of the barrel of a firearm. ► VERB 1) put a muzzle on (an animal). 2) prevent …   English terms dictionary

  • muzzle — [muz′əl] n. [ME mosel < OFr musel, snout, muzzle, dim. of mus < ML musum < ?] 1. the projecting part of the head of a dog, horse, etc., including the mouth, nose, and jaws; snout: see DOG, HORSE 2. a device, as of straps, fastened over… …   English World dictionary

  • Muzzle — Muz zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muzzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Muzzling}.] [F. museler.] 1. To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to sheathe; to restrain from speech or action; as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Muzzle — Muz zle, v. i. To bring the mouth or muzzle near. [1913 Webster] The bear muzzles and smells to him. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • muzzle — [n] covering for control cage, cover, envelope, gag, guard, sheath, wrap; concept 172 muzzle [v] gag, quiet bottle up*, censor, check, choke, clamp down on*, cork, crack down on*, curb, dry up*, dummy up*, hush, ice*, muffle, prevent, quieten,… …   New thesaurus

  • Muzzle — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Alternative Rock Gründung 1994 Auflösung  ? G …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • muzzle — index constraint (restriction), curb, disadvantage, disarm (divest of arms), discipline (control), hamper …   Law dictionary

  • muzzle — [[t]mʌ̱z(ə)l[/t]] muzzles, muzzling, muzzled 1) N COUNT The muzzle of an animal such as a dog is its nose and mouth. The mongrel presented his muzzle for scratching. 2) N COUNT A muzzle is an object that is put over a dog s nose and mouth so that …   English dictionary

  • muzzle — {{11}}muzzle (n.) late 14c., device put over an animal s mouth to stop it from biting, eating, or rooting, from O.Fr. musel muzzle, also snout, nose (12c., Mod.Fr. museau), from muse muzzle, from Gallo Romance *musa snout (Cf. Prov. mus, O.Sp.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Muzzle — A muzzle may be: the snout of an animal Muzzle (device), a device that covers an animal s snout Muzzle (firearms), the mouth of a firearm Muzzle (song), a song on The Smashing Pumpkins album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Muzzle #1 , a… …   Wikipedia

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