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1. (n.) muscle
a tissue composed of elongated cells, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
2. muscle
a specific bundle of such tissue.
3. muscle
muscular strength; brawn.
4. muscle
power or force, esp. of a coercive nature:
They put muscle into their policy and sent the marines.
5. (v.i.) muscle
Informal. to make one's way by force or fraud (often fol. by in or into).
6. (v.t.) muscle
Informal. to push or move by force or strength:
to muscle a bill through Congress.
Etymology: (1525–35; < L mūsculus lit., little mouse (from resemblance to some muscles) =mūsmouse+-culus -cle1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) muscle, musculus
one of the contractile organs of the body
2. (noun) muscle, muscular tissue
animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
3. (noun) muscleman, muscle
a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
"the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"
4. (noun) muscle
authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
"the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"
5. (verb) brawn, brawniness, muscle, muscularity, sinew, heftiness
possessing muscular strength
6. (verb) muscle
make one's way by force
"He muscled his way into the office"
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1. (noun) muscle
the strong fibers that connect to bones and cause the body to move
the strong muscles in your legs
2. muscle
pull a muscle
to injure a muscle
He pulled a muscle in his back.
3. muscle
great power and influence
a Senator with the muscle to make things happen in Washington, D.C.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) MUSCLE
an organ which, by its contraction, produces motion
2. (noun) MUSCLE
the contractile tissue of which muscles are largely made up
3. (noun) MUSCLE
muscular strength or development; as, to show one's muscle by lifting a heavy weight
4. (noun) MUSCLE
see Mussel
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Sense: any of the bundles of fibres in the body which, by contracting or relaxing, cause movement of the body
He has well-developed muscles in his arms.
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 Afrikaans: spiere |
 Arabic: عَضَلَه |
 Bulgarian: мускули |
 Brazilian: músculo |
 Czech: sval |
 German: der Muskel |
 Danish: muskel |
 Greek: μυς |
 Spanish: músculo |
 Estonian: lihas |
 Farsi: ماهيچه |
 Finnish: lihas |
 French: muscle |
 Hebrew: שְׁרִיר |
 Hindi: पेशी, ताकत |
 Croatian: mišić |
 Hungarian: izom |
 Indonesian: otot |
 Icelandic: vöðvi |
 Italian: muscolo |
 Japanese: 筋肉 |
 Korean: 근육 |
 Lithuanian: raumuo |
 Latvian: muskulis |
 Malay: otot |
 Dutch: spier |
 Norwegian: muskel |
 Polish: mięsień |
 Persian: ماهيچه |
 Pashto: ماهیچه |
 Portuguese: músculo |
 Romanian: muşchi |
 Russian: мышца, мускул |
 Slovak: sval |
 Slovenian: mišica |
 Serbian: mišić |
 Swedish: muskel |
 Thai: กล้ามเนื้อ |
 Turkish: kas |
 Taiwanese: 肌肉 |
 Ukrainian: мускул; м'яз |
 Urdu: پٹّھا ، عضلہ |
 Vietnamese: cơ bắp |
 Chinese: 肌肉 |
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