mimic vs muzzle

mimic

verb
  • To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage. 

  • To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. 

noun
  • An imitation. 

  • A comic who does impressions. 

  • An entity that mimics another entity, such as a disease that resembles another disease in its signs and symptoms; see the great imitator. 

  • A mime. 

adj
  • Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry. 

  • Pertaining to mimicry; imitative. 

  • Mock, pretended. 

muzzle

verb
  • To bring the muzzle or mouth near. 

  • To bind or confine an animal's mouth by putting a muzzle, as to prevent it from eating or biting. 

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

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

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

  • A piece of the forward end of the plow-beam by which the traces are attached. 

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

  • A person's mouth. 

How often have the words mimic and muzzle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )