Meaning

• Noun

  1. Anything that mutes or deadens sound.
  2. A warm piece of clothing for the hands.
  3. (slang) A boxing glove.
  4. A kiln or furnace, often electric, with no direct flames (a muffle furnace)
  5. The bare end of the nose between the nostrils, especially in ruminants.
  6. A machine with two pulleys to hoist load by spinning wheels, polyspast, block and tackle.

• Verb