â phrasal verb with run uk / rÊn / us verb running, ran, run âº to finish, use, or sell all of something, so that there is none left: run out of sth We are about to run out of paper and toner. The order for more forms should be placed before we run out. âº if a supply of something runs out, all of it has been used or it is completely finished:
muzzle. 1  the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc. 2  the projecting part of the head of an animal, including jaws, mouth, and nose. 3  a device, usually an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal's mouth to prevent the animal from biting, eating, etc.
2. a person or thing that guards or defends. 3. any of various devices or barriers for protection, as from injury. 4. an escutcheon typically having a broad top and pointed bottom and displaying armorial bearings. 5. something shaped like a shield. 6. a police officer's, detective's, or sheriff's badge. 7. a bulletproof screen attached to a gun to protect its crew, mechanism, etc. 8. a protective plate or the like on the body of an animal, as a scute, enlarged scale, etc.