MUZZLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does muzzle mean?
• MUZZLE (noun)
The noun MUZZLE has 4 senses:
1. the open circular discharging end of a gun
2. forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
3. 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
4. restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
Familiarity information: MUZZLE used as a noun is uncommon.
• MUZZLE (verb)
The verb MUZZLE has 3 senses:
1. fit with a muzzle
2. prevent from speaking out
3. tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
Familiarity information: MUZZLE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• MUZZLE (noun)
Meaning:
The open circular discharging end of a gun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gun muzzle; muzzle
Hypernyms ("muzzle" is a kind of...):
opening (a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "muzzle"):
gunpoint; point (the gun muzzle's direction)
Holonyms ("muzzle" is a part of...):
gun (a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))
Meaning:
Forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("muzzle" is a kind of...):
face (the part of an animal corresponding to the human face)
Meronyms (parts of "muzzle"):
neb; snout (a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose)
Holonyms ("muzzle" is a part of...):
caput; head (the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("muzzle" is a kind of...):
constraint; restraint (a device that retards something's motion)
Meaning:
Restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gag; muzzle
Hypernyms ("muzzle" is a kind of...):
constraint; restraint (a device that retards something's motion)
• MUZZLE (verb)
Meaning:
Fit with a muzzle
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers
Hypernyms (to "muzzle" is one way to...):
equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
unmuzzle (remove the muzzle from (a dog))
Meaning:
Prevent from speaking out
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
gag; muzzle
Context example:
The press was gagged
Hypernyms (to "muzzle" is one way to...):
hush; hush up; quieten; shut up; silence; still (cause to be quiet or not talk)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They want to muzzle the prisoners
Meaning:
Tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
gag; muzzle
Context example:
The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair
Hypernyms (to "muzzle" is one way to...):
bind; tie (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
