A muzzle means the front part of some animals' faces. This part includes the nose and mouth. People often talk about a dog or a horse’s muzzle.
The dog has a wet muzzle.
The horse’s muzzle is soft.
A muzzle is something people put on animals' mouths to stop them biting or barking. It is a tool for safety, usually for dogs.
The dog wore a muzzle on its walk.
She put a muzzle on the noisy dog.
To muzzle someone means to stop them from speaking or sharing ideas. It can be used when people want to block or control a person’s voice or opinion.
The government tried to muzzle the press.
They muzzled the angry crowd quickly.
A muzzle is the open end of a gun or cannon barrel. It is where the bullet or shot comes out when you fire.
The muzzle of the gun is pointed forward.
Clean the muzzle after shooting.
Muzzle as a verb means to force someone to stop their actions or to stop them from speaking freely. It often means stopping people using power or rules.
The law muzzles many protests today.
The leader muzzled the political opposition.
To muzzle means to put a tool on an animal’s mouth. This stops the animal from biting or barking. People do this for safety reasons.
Please muzzle the dog before walking.
She muzzled the dog quickly.
