Synonyms for muzzle

verb

• prevent from speaking out
• tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
• fit with a muzzle

noun

• the open circular discharging end of a gun
• 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; includes the jaws and nose