Thursday, July 26, 2018

definition of Muzzle

muz·zle
ˈməzəl/
verb
gerund or present participle: muzzling
  1. put a muzzle on (an animal).
    • prevent (a person or group) from expressing their opinions freely.
      "the politicians want to muzzle us and control what we write"
      synonyms:gag, silence, censor, stifle, restrain, check, curb, fetter
      "attempts to muzzle the media"
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late 14c., "device put over an animal's mouth to stop it from biting, eating, or rooting," from Old French musel "muzzle," also "snout, nose" (12c., Modern French museau), from muse "muzzle," from Gallo-Romance *musa "snout" (cf.
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A muzzle is a device that is placed over the snout of an animal to keep it from biting or otherwise ...



muzzle

[muhz-uh l]
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noun
  1. the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
  2. the projecting part of the head of an animal, including jaws, mouth, and nose.
  3. a device, usually an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal's mouth to prevent theanimal from biting, eating, etc.
verb (used with object), muz·zled, muz·zling.
  1. to put a muzzle on (an animal or its mouth) so as to prevent biting, eating, etc.
  2. to restrain from speech, the expression of opinion, etc.:The censors muzzled the press.
  3. 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

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

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5. silence, quiet, still, supress.

muzzle

[muhz-uh l]
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noun
  1. the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
  2. the projecting part of the head of an animal, including jaws, mouth, and nose.
  3. a device, usually an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal's mouth to prevent theanimal from biting, eating, etc.
verb (used with object), muz·zled, muz·zling.
  1. to put a muzzle on (an animal or its mouth) so as to prevent biting, eating, etc.
  2. to restrain from speech, the expression of opinion, etc.:The censors muzzled the press.
  3. 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

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

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5. silence, quiet, still, supress.
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