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# muzzle

«muzzle» in Mova's school dictionary: **the nose and mouth of an animal such as a dog or horse** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a muzzle, muzzles); verb (muzzle, muzzles, muzzled, muzzling)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A muzzle is the nose and mouth of an animal such as a dog or horse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muzzle/#m1)

2) A muzzle is a cover of straps or wire put over a dog's nose and mouth to stop it biting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muzzle/#m2)

3) The muzzle of a gun is the open end the bullet comes out of. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muzzle/#m3)

4) To muzzle someone means to stop them speaking freely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muzzle/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In pet care and safety, some dogs must wear a muzzle in public. In history and news, governments «muzzle» the press when they stop newspapers reporting. Dog breeds have long or short muzzles.

### examples

- The dog's muzzle was grey with age. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muzzle/#x1)
- Our greyhound wears a muzzle at the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muzzle/#x2)
- Never point the muzzle of a gun at anyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muzzle/#x3)
- The horse nuzzled me with its soft muzzle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muzzle/#x4)
- The rulers tried to muzzle the newspapers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muzzle/#x5)
- The vet put a muzzle on the scared dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muzzle/#x6)
- A solemn-nosed, stern-eyed cow would amble and stamp in his wood to find a flyless shadow; or a strayed sheep would poke its gentle muzzle through leaves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muzzle/#x7)

### note

Past: muzzled. A muzzle does not mean a dog is bad — some just get nervous. Do not confuse with «nuzzle» (rub gently with the nose).

### In the corpora

- [«A broad glistening muzzle showed itself above the edge of the bank, and the Otter hauled himself out».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/27-willows-ch1-part3-otter-badger-and-toad/15/)
- [Kieran's nan's terrier Mitzi has bitten two people, so she wears a muzzle when visitors come.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/459-the-dog-that-wags-at-last-and-the-one-that-never-does/23/)
- [Dogs age faster than people: an old dog sleeps more, moves slowly and often gets grey fur round its muzzle.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/52-getting-old-how-long-people-and-animals-live/10/)
- [Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.665/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «muzzle» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/muzzle/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.