Definition of Muzzle

Noun

• restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
  gag
• 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
  
• forward projecting part of the head of certain animals
  includes the jaws and nose
  
• the open circular discharging end of a gun
  - gun muzzle

Verb

• 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
• prevent from speaking out
  "The press was gagged"
  gag
• fit with a muzzle
  "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers"
  

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