muzzle
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.
a device, usually an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal's mouth to prevent the animal from biting, eating, etc.
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.
Nautical. 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.
Origin of muzzle
1Other words for muzzle
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How to use muzzle in a sentence
Or how he treated his prisoners—tying them to the muzzles of cannons before firing them into the air.
Top Afghan General: Taliban Defeat Would Take Less Than a Year | Magsie Hamilton-Little | July 31, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was peering at the black blind, trying to see the muzzles of the guns that would soon end his life.
A sign from Lawrence, and, to the amazement of the guerrillas, they were looking into the muzzles of revolvers.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnLittle puffs of smoke like white feathers floated away from the muzzles of the gun.
Seven O'Clock Stories | Robert Gordon AndersonThe Rebels, as if maddened by the obstinacy of those who held the position, rushed up to the muzzles of the cannon.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
General Sickles had his other batteries in position along the narrow road, the muzzles of the guns pointing southwest.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.There was a crashing of glass as the rifle muzzles were thrust in through the cabin windows.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants | H. Irving Hancock
British Dictionary definitions for muzzle
/ (ˈmʌzəl) /
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
to prevent from being heard or noticed: to muzzle the press
to put a muzzle on (an animal)
to take in (a sail)
Origin of muzzle
1Derived forms of muzzle
- muzzler, noun
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