Definizione monolingua

muzzle

muzzle (third-person singular simple present muzzles, present participle muzzling, simple past and past participle muzzled)

1. (transitive) To bind or confine animals mouth by putting a muzzle, as to prevent it from eating or biting
2. (transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); gag, silence
   • 1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress:

     Man is brow-beaten, leashed, muzzled, masked, and lashed by boards and councils, by leagues and societies, by church and state.

3. (transitive, obsolete) To veil, mask, muffle
4. (transitive, obsolete) To fondle with the closed mouth; to nuzzle
5. (intransitive) To bring the muzzle or mouth near.
   • (Can we date this quote?) Sir R. LEstrange

     The bear muzzles and smells to him.

muzzle (plural muzzles)

1. the protruding part of many animals head which includes nose, mouth and jaws; snout
2. the mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from as opposed to the breech
3. a device used to prevent animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.
4. (chiefly Scotland) a piece of the forward end of the plow-beam by which the traces are attached; bridle
5. (obsolete, historical) an openwork covering for the nose, used for the defense of the horse, and forming part of the bards in the 15th and 16th centuries

Definizione dizionario muzzle

	museruola
	Piccola gabbia che si applica al muso di cani o altri animali perché non mordano o non mangino.

abisso

baratro

bocca

burrone

ceffo

imbavagliare

mettere la museruola

muso

volata

Altri significati:

(transitive, obsolete) to veil, mask, muffle

the protruding part of many animal's head which includes nose, mouth and jaws; snout

part of animal's head

to restrain from speaking or acting

(intransitive) to bring the muzzle or mouth near

the mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from as opposed to the breech

device to stop an animal from biting

(chiefly Scottish) a piece of the forward end of the plow-beam by which the traces are attached; bridle

(obsolete, historical) an openwork covering for the nose, used for the defense of the horse, and forming part of the bards in the 15th and 16th centuries

(transitive) to bind or confine animal's mouth by putting a muzzle, as to prevent it from eating or biting

(transitive, obsolete) to fondle with the closed mouth; to nuzzle

open end of a gun

(transitive, figuratively) to restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); gag, silence

to apply a muzzle

muzzle (of a gun)

a device used to prevent animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its head