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Definition of: muzzle
(muz′əl) noun
1. The projecting snout of an animal.
2. A guard or covering for an animal's snout to prevent biting or eating.
3. The front end of a firearm.
—v.t. ·zled, ·zling
1. To put a muzzle on.
2. To restrain from speaking, expressing opinions, etc.; gag. [<OF musel <Med. L musellum, dim. of LL musus snout]
—muz′zler noun
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