Cover and Muzzle

Cover

Cover verb - To serve as a replacement usually for a time only.

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Muzzle and cover are semantically related In some cases you can use "Muzzle" instead a verb "Cover".

Nearby Words: covered, covering, coverage, coverlet

Muzzle verb - Fit with a muzzle.

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Cover and muzzle are semantically related in covering for control topic. Sometimes you can use "Cover" instead the word "Muzzle" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: muzzled, muzzling

In Gears of War 3, the loading screen and cover has Marcus resting his hands on the muzzle of his lancer rifle.

Source: Artistic License Gun Safety
Also the cover of the box◊ of its remake, Conker: Live & Reloaded, Conker sitting in the barrel of the main gun of a tank with a female squirrel touching it and something white in the, smoking, muzzle.

Source: Does This Remind You Of Anything / Video Games
The 'cover muzzle with hoof' variant is pretty common, but there's been a few cases where a pony actually shoved their hoof into another pony's mouth to keep them quiet, namely Applejack trying to keep Fluttershy◊ or Apple Bloom◊ quiet.

Source: Hand Gagging

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