muzzle

n. snout of an animal; cover for the nose and mouth of an animal to prevent it from biting or harming itself or others; restraint placed in the mouht of a person mouth to prevent yelling or speaking; barrel end of a firearm

v. bind (an animal) with a muzzle; prevent from talking, restrain

A muzzle can be:The snout of an animal Muzzle (device), a device that covers an animal's muzzle Muzzle (firearm), the mouth of a firearmMuzzle (song), a song on The Smashing Pumpkins album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness released in 1995Muzzle (band), a musical group based in Seattle.
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Muzzle 1. the part of the face supported by the maxillae and nasal bones; the part of a dog's head anterior to the stop and cheeks, containing the [more]Muzzle - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the open circular discharging end of a gun
(synonym) gun muzzle
(hypernym) opening
(hyponym) point, gunpoint
(part-holonym) gun
2. forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
(hypernym) face
(part-holonym) head, caput
(part-meronym) snout, neb
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
(hypernym) restraint, constraint
4. restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
(synonym) gag
(hypernym) restraint, constraint
(derivation) gag
Verb
1. fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers"
(hypernym) equip, fit, fit out, outfit
2. prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"
(synonym) gag
(hypernym) hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
(derivation) gag
3. tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"
(synonym) gag
(hypernym) tie, bind
(derivation) gag

(v. t.)
To fondle with the closed mouth.
  

(v. t.)
To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to sheathe; to restrain from speech or action.
  

(v. i.)
To bring the mouth or muzzle near.
  

(v. i.)
The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout.
  

(v. i.)
The mouth of a thing; the end for entrance or discharge; as, the muzzle of a gun.
  

(v. i.)
A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious biting.