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muz·zle

(mŭz′əl)

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

2. A device that is fitted over an animal's snout, often used to prevent biting or 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.

[Middle English mosel, from Old French musel, from Medieval Latin mūsellum, diminutive of mūsus, snout, from Latin mūsum.]

muz′zler n.

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muzzle

(ˈmʌzəl)

1. (Zoology) the projecting part of the face, usually the jaws and nose, of animals such as the dog and horse

2. (Zoology) a guard or strap fitted over an animal's nose and jaws to prevent it biting or eating

3. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the front end of a gun barrel

vb (tr)

4. to prevent from being heard or noticed: to muzzle the press.

5. (Zoology) to put a muzzle on (an animal)

6. (Nautical Terms) to take in (a sail)

[C15 mosel, from Old French musel, diminutive of muse snout, from Medieval Latin mūsus, of unknown origin]

ˈmuzzler n

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muz•zle

(ˈmʌz əl)

n., v. -zled, -zling. n.

1. the projecting part of the head of an animal, including jaws, mouth, and nose.

2. the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.

3. a device, usu. an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal's mouth to prevent the animal from biting, eating, etc.

v.t.

4. to put a muzzle on (an animal or its mouth).

5. to restrain from speech, the expression of opinion, etc.

[1350–1400; Middle English musel < Middle French < Medieval Latin mūsellum, diminutive of mūsum snout]

muz′zler, n.

muzzle

Past participle: muzzled
Gerund: muzzling

Imperative
muzzle
muzzle

Present
I muzzle
you muzzle
he/she/it muzzles
we muzzle
you muzzle
they muzzle

Preterite
I muzzled
you muzzled
he/she/it muzzled
we muzzled
you muzzled
they muzzled

Present Continuous
I am muzzling
you are muzzling
he/she/it is muzzling
we are muzzling
you are muzzling
they are muzzling

Present Perfect
I have muzzled
you have muzzled
he/she/it has muzzled
we have muzzled
you have muzzled
they have muzzled

Past Continuous
I was muzzling
you were muzzling
he/she/it was muzzling
we were muzzling
you were muzzling
they were muzzling

Past Perfect
I had muzzled
you had muzzled
he/she/it had muzzled
we had muzzled
you had muzzled
they had muzzled

Future
I will muzzle
you will muzzle
he/she/it will muzzle
we will muzzle
you will muzzle
they will muzzle

Future Perfect
I will have muzzled
you will have muzzled
he/she/it will have muzzled
we will have muzzled
you will have muzzled
they will have muzzled

Future Continuous
I will be muzzling
you will be muzzling
he/she/it will be muzzling
we will be muzzling
you will be muzzling
they will be muzzling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been muzzling
you have been muzzling
he/she/it has been muzzling
we have been muzzling
you have been muzzling
they have been muzzling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been muzzling
you will have been muzzling
he/she/it will have been muzzling
we will have been muzzling
you will have been muzzling
they will have been muzzling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been muzzling
you had been muzzling
he/she/it had been muzzling
we had been muzzling
you had been muzzling
they had been muzzling

Conditional
I would muzzle
you would muzzle
he/she/it would muzzle
we would muzzle
you would muzzle
they would muzzle

Past Conditional
I would have muzzled
you would have muzzled
he/she/it would have muzzled
we would have muzzled
you would have muzzled
they would have muzzled

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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"

muzzle

noun

1. jaws, mouth, nose, snout The dog presented its muzzle for scratching.

2. gag, guard, restraint dogs that have to wear a muzzle

verb

1. suppress, silence, curb, restrain, choke, gag, stifle, censor He complained of being muzzled by the chairman.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

muzzle

noun

The front surface of the head:

countenance, face, feature (often used in plural), visage.

Informal: mug.

Slang: kisser, map, pan, puss.

Translations

خَطْم: أنْف الحيوان وفَكّاهفُوَّهَة البُنْدِقِيَّهكِمامَهيُكَمِّم

čenichústínáhubeknasadit náhubekčumák

give mundkurv påmulemundingmundkurvsnude

Schnauze Maulkorb Mündung einen Maulkorb anlegen

φιμώνω φίμωτρο

bozal

kuonokuonokoppasuuturpa

museler muselière museau gouffre gueule

njuška

csõtorkolatpofaszájkosárszájkosarat rak fel

byssukjafturgranir, trÿnimúll, mÿli, munnkarfamÿla, múlbinda

bocca mettere la museruola museruola muso ceffo

antsnukispriversti tylėtisnukisuždėti antsnukįžiotys

purnsstobra caurumsuzlikt uzpurniuzpurnis

mule snute

kaganiecmordapysk ryj

дуло морда

náhuboknasadiť náhubokňufák

nagobčnik

njuška

ağızlıkburunsalıkburunsalık geçirmekhayvanın çıkıntılı ağzı ve burnunamlu ağzı

动物的嘴套炮口狗的口和鼻给动物上嘴套

muzzle

[ˈmʌzl]

A. N

1. (= snout) → hocico m

2. [of gun] → boca f

3. (= restraint for dog) → bozal m

B. VT

1. [+ dog] → poner bozal a

2. (fig) [+ person] → amordazar

C. CPD muzzle loader N → arma f que se carga por la boca
muzzle velocity N → velocidad f inicial

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

muzzle

[ˈmʌz^əl]

(= nose and mouth of animal) → museau m

(protective device) → muselière f
to wear a muzzle [dog] → porter une muselière

[gun] → gueule f

[+ dog] → museler

[+ person, press] → museler

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

muzzle

(= snout, mouth) → Maul nt

(for dog etc) → Maulkorb m

(of gun) → Mündung f; (= barrel) → Lauf m

vt animal → einen Maulkorb um- or anlegen (+dat); (fig) critics, the press → mundtot machen; criticism, protest → ersticken

muzzle

muzzle-loader

n → Vorderlader m

muzzle-loading

adj gun → mit Vorderladung

muzzle velocity

n → Mündungs- or Auffangsgeschwindigkeit f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

muzzle

[ˈmʌzl]

1. n (snout) → muso; (of gun) → bocca (da fuoco); (for dog) → museruola

2. vt (dog) → mettere la museruola a (fig) (person) → costringere a tacere

muzzle

(ˈmazl) noun

1. the jaws and nose of an animal such as a dog.

2. an arrangement of straps etc round the muzzle of an animal to prevent it from biting.

3. the open end of the barrel of a gun etc.

verb

to put a muzzle on (a dog etc).

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It was lucky for him that they were muzzled. The red-haired man gave a yawp of exultation and stood staggering, and as it seemed to me in serious danger of either going backwards down the companion hatchway or forwards upon his victim.

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Muzzled I have been since that half a minute when I was betrayed into lowness, muzzled I am at the present time, muzzled I ever will be."

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One day, however-- sad and melancholy day!-- peace was signed between the survivors of the war; the thunder of the guns gradually ceased, the mortars were silent, the howitzers were muzzled for an indefinite period, the cannon, with muzzles depressed, were returned into the arsenal, the shot were repiled, all bloody reminiscences were effaced; the cotton-plants grew luxuriantly in the well-manured fields, all mourning garments were laid aside, together with grief; and the Gun Club was relegated to profound inactivity.

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The comedian and actor was furious at yesterday's revelations that included a picture of a muzzled bear roaring into microphone.

Ricky fury at circus polar bear cruelty

The performance, All Dogs Must be Muzzled, takes a bite from mythologies of companionship and gets right down to the bone-marrow of the matter.

Right to the bone

Lyndsay Henning said: "Why should my well trained dogs have to be muzzled because of those who don't control their dogs?

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Bridgeport, CT, March 21, 2015 --(PR.com)-- A muzzled dog is often assumed to be aggressive and/or dangerous.

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I was walking along with my dog, who is muzzled, when a small Yorkie suddenly leaped at my dog and bit her on the side of her mouth.

Muzzle all dogs; You Say Email:letters@liverpoolecho.co.uk

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