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Noun muzzle has 4 senses
- gun muzzle, muzzle - the open circular discharging end of a gun
--1 is a kind of opening
--1 is a part of gun
--1 has particulars: point, gunpoint
- muzzle - forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
--2 is a kind of face
--2 is a part of head, caput
--2 has parts: snout, neb
- 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
--3 is a kind of restraint, constraint
- gag, muzzle - restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
--4 is a kind of restraint, constraint
Verb muzzle has 3 senses
- muzzle - fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers"
--1 is one way to equip, fit, fit out, outfit
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- gag, muzzle - prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"
--2 is one way to hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
Sample sentence:
They want to muzzle the prisoners
- gag, 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"
--3 is one way to tie, bind
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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