Used in a Sentence

muzzle

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for muzzle.

Editorial note

The government didn't have to step in because they convinced an industry to muzzle and police themselves.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of muzzle gathered in one view.

noun

A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.

noun

The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws.

noun

(firearms) The mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for muzzle.

noun

A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.

noun

The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws.

noun

(firearms) The mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from.

verb

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

Example sentences

1

The government didn't have to step in because they convinced an industry to muzzle and police themselves.

2

For a drink of written water from a spring whose surface will xerox her soft muzzle?

3

Modern ones are significantly lighter weight, subject to muzzle rise (recoil makes point-of-aim move up) and just general jumping around.

4

Using typical numbers: Hydra-shok 9mm +P has a bullet weighing 8 grams, which exits the muzzle at 350 meters per second.

5

The first amendment does apply to your employer in that he can't muzzle you, or have you beaten up from speaking out.

6

At a minimum, if the muzzle of the weapon doesn't rise, then the energy should be transferred into the shoulder of the shooter.

7

There's been a long-running effort by the copyright lobby to muzzle Chilling Effects.

8

So the developers get their air rights, while the public gets the muzzle.

9

A heavier projectile will maintain momentum for longer distances, but to have the same muzzle velocity, you will need to add more propellant.

10

Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.

11

Assuming a 115gr 9mm +P (.167 BC) that leaves the muzzle at 1275fps, the bullet slows to subsonic velocities between 50 and 75 yards.

12

There is a significant asymmetry in how the muzzle blast propagates.

Quote examples

1

Ignoring how fake the muzzle blast looks, the "officer" empties his 20 round clip into the air.

2

However I was taught by my father in the hunting domain, where Rule 2 rules, "Never let the muzzle cover something you're not willing to destroy", i.e.

3

Here are the first few hypens I can see: "There could be no-one there,..." "...into a razor-filled muzzle..." "...

4

He could have explained that a bit better, I guess, but something might be lost in the different nuances of meanings we give to "muzzle" and "mouth".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use muzzle in a sentence?

The government didn't have to step in because they convinced an industry to muzzle and police themselves.

What does muzzle mean?

A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.

What part of speech is muzzle?

muzzle is commonly used as noun, verb.