muzzle

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Synonyms: nuzzle, mizzle, guzzle, puzzle, fuzzle, muzzie, buzzle, uzzle, mozzle, wuzzle

Antonyms: nuzzle, mizzle, guzzle, puzzle, fuzzle, muzzie, buzzle, uzzle, mozzle, wuzzle

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Noun

1. The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the [[nose]], [[mouth]] and [[jaws]].
2. {{lb|en|slang|derogatory|by extension}} A person's mouth.
3. {{senseid|en|device}} A device used to prevent an animal from [[biting]] or [[eating]], which is worn on its [[snout]].
4. {{senseid|en|gun}} {{lb|en|firearms}} The [[mouth]] or the [[end]] for entrance or discharge of a [[gun]], [[pistol]] etc., that the bullet emerges from.
5. {{lb|en|chiefly|Scotland}} A piece of the forward [[end]] of the [[plow-beam]] by which the traces are attached.
6. {{lb|en|obsolete|historical}} An [[openwork]] covering for the nose, used for the defense of the horse, and forming part of the [[bards]] in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[bind]] or [[confine]] an animal's mouth by putting a [[#Noun|muzzle]], as to prevent it from eating or biting.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively}} To [[restrain]] (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to [[gag]]; to [[silence]]; to [[censor]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[veil]], [[mask]], [[muffle]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[fondle]] with the closed mouth; to [[nuzzle]].
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[bring]] the [[#Noun|muzzle]] or [[mouth]] near.

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