muzzle

noun

restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting

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

forward projecting part of the head of certain animals

the open circular discharging end of a gun

verb

tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them

prevent from speaking out

fit with a muzzle

Roots

musellummuzzle- · Medieval Latin · snout, little snout

Synonyms for muzzle

gagn snoutn schnozzlen mouthn silencern nosen nostrilsn leashn

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Where does muzzle come from?

The word muzzle breaks down into one root of Medieval Latin origin: the root muzzle, from Medieval Latin musellum (“snout, little snout”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.