What does Muscle mean?
Definitions for Muscle
ˈmʌs əlmus·cle
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Muscle.
Princeton's WordNet
muscle, musculusnoun
one of the contractile organs of the body
muscle, muscular tissuenoun
animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
muscleman, musclenoun
a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
"the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"
musclenoun
authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
"the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"
brawn, brawniness, muscle, muscularity, sinew, heftinessverb
possessing muscular strength
muscleverb
make one's way by force
"He muscled his way into the office"
GCIDE
Musclenoun
An essential part of something; as, budget cuts have gone beyond the fat and are cutting into the muscle of the government.
muscleverb
To compel by threat of force; as, they muscled the shopkeeper into paying protection money.
muscleverb
To moved by human force; as, to muscle the piano onto the truck.
Wiktionary
musclenoun
A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
Muscle consists largely of actin and myosin filaments.
musclenoun
An organ composed of muscle tissue.
The muscles in his legs strained under the load.
musclenoun
Strength.
It took a lot of muscle to move the boulders.
musclenoun
Hired strongmen or bodyguards.
muscleverb
To use force to make progress, especially physical force.
He muscled his way through the crowd.
Etymology: From muscle, from musculus, because of the mouselike appearance of some muscles, from μῦς. Cognate with mus. More at mouse.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
MUSCLEnoun
Muscle is a bundle of thin and parallel plates of fleshy threads or fibres, inclosed by one common membrane: all the fibres of the same plate are parallel to one another, and tied together at extremely little distances by short and transverse fibres: the fleshy fibres are composed of other smaller fibres, inclosed likewise by a common membrane: each lesser fibre consists of very small vesicles or bladders, into which we suppose the veins, arteries and nerves to open, for every muscle receives branches of all those vessels, which must be distributed to every fibre: the two ends of each muscle or the extremities of the fibres are, in the limbs of animals, fastened to two bones, the one moveable, the other fixed; and therefore, when the muscles contract, they draw the moveable bone according to the direction of their fibres. John Quincy
Etymology: muscle, Fr. musculus, Lat. muscula , Sax.
The instruments of motion are the muscles, the fibres whereof, contracting themselves, move the several parts of the body. John Locke.
Of shell-fish, there are wrinkles, limpers, cockles and muscles. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall.
It is the observation of Aristotle , that oysters and muscles grow fuller in the waxing of the moon. George Hakewill.
Two pair of small muscle shells was found in a limestone quarry. John Woodward, on Fossils.
Wikipedia
muscle
Skeletal muscles (commonly referred to as muscles) are organs of the vertebrate muscular system and typically are attached by tendons to bones of a skeleton. The muscle cells of skeletal muscles are much longer than in the other types of muscle tissue, and are often known as muscle fibers. The muscle tissue of a skeletal muscle is striated – having a striped appearance due to the arrangement of the sarcomeres. Skeletal muscles are voluntary muscles under the control of the somatic nervous system. The other types of muscle are cardiac muscle which is also striated and smooth muscle which is non-striated; both of these types of muscle tissue are classified as involuntary, or, under the control of the autonomic nervous system.A skeletal muscle contains multiple fascicles – bundles of muscle fibers. Each individual fiber, and each muscle is surrounded by a type of connective tissue layer of fascia. Muscle fibers are formed from the fusion of developmental myoblasts in a process known as myogenesis resulting in long multinucleated cells. In these cells the nuclei termed myonuclei are located along the inside of the cell membrane. Muscle fibers also have multiple mitochondria to meet energy needs. Muscle fibers are in turn composed of myofibrils. The myofibrils are composed of actin and myosin filaments called myofilaments, repeated in units called sarcomeres, which are the basic functional, contractile units of the muscle fiber necessary for muscle contraction. Muscles are predominantly powered by the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates, but anaerobic chemical reactions are also used, particularly by fast twitch fibers. These chemical reactions produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP) molecules that are used to power the movement of the myosin heads.
ChatGPT
muscle
A muscle is a type of soft tissue in animals that produces force and motion. It is characterized by its ability to contract, generally in response to neurological stimuli. Muscles are essential for bodily functions such as locomotion, maintaining posture, and controlling bodily movements including heart contraction, swallowing, and breathing.
Webster Dictionary
Musclenoun
an organ which, by its contraction, produces motion
Musclenoun
the contractile tissue of which muscles are largely made up
Musclenoun
muscular strength or development; as, to show one's muscle by lifting a heavy weight
Musclenoun
see Mussel
Etymology: [F., fr. L. musculus a muscle, a little mouse, dim. of mus a mouse. See Mouse, and cf. sense 3 (below).]
Wikidata
Muscle
Muscle is a soft tissue found in most animals. Muscle cells contain protein filaments that slide past one another, producing a contraction that changes both the length and the shape of the cell. Muscles function to produce force and motion. They are primarily responsible for maintenance of and changes in posture, locomotion of the organism itself, as well as movement of internal organs, such as the contraction of the heart and movement of food through the digestive system via peristalsis. Muscle tissues are derived from the mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells in a process known as myogenesis. There are three types of muscle; classified as skeletal, cardiac, or smooth muscles. These types of muscles are split down into two more different classifications: voluntary and involuntary. Cardiac and smooth muscle contraction muscles occur without conscious thought and are thought to be essential for survival. Muscles are predominantly powered by the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates, but anaerobic chemical reactions are also used, particularly by fast twitch fibers. These chemical reactions produce adenosine triphosphate molecules which are used to power the movement of the myosin heads.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Muscle
mus′l, n. an animal tissue consisting of bundles of fibres through whose contractility bodily movement is effected, the fibres of the voluntary muscles being striped, those of the involuntary (of intestinal canal, blood-vessels, and of skin) unstriped.—adj. Mus′cled, supplied with muscles.—ns. Mus′cle-read′ing, the interpretation of slight involuntary muscular movements; Mus′cling, the delineation of muscles, as in a picture; Musculā′tion, the arrangement of muscles of a body; Musculos′ity.—adj. Mus′culous, pertaining to muscle: full of muscles, strong. [Fr.,—L. musculus, dim. of mus, a mouse, a muscle.]
Editors Contribution
muscle
A type of organ and matter within the body of an animal or human being.
Muscles are a vital part of the human body.
Submitted by MaryC on January 29, 2020
Entomology
Muscle
the fleshy fibres of the insect body that serve to move the appendages and other body organs.
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Muscle' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4156
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Muscle' in Nouns Frequency: #1156
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Anagrams for Muscle »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Muscle in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Muscle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Muscle in a Sentence
This is another example of Biden throwing workers under the bus just to magnify the power of his big labor buddies, something we can sadly expect more of as Biden and his allies increasingly depend on forced-dues-backed union political muscle to push through their increasingly unpopular agenda.
We do not consume any muscle enhancing supplements.
On( hole) two I hit the shot out of the rough on the right, and I just didn't feel great after that, i probably overloaded the muscle, my delt( deltoid). And that's something I've got to work on in the future, get it a little stronger so that stuff doesn't happen.
This helps kids commit it to muscle memory so when they get to conversations about sex if they are looking for an affirmative' yes' and get the' no,' they won't coerce because they know how to handle the situation.
They're still not in control as we head into this negotiation, next year, you're going to have more muscle and more fight on that issue.
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- spierAfrikaans
- عضلة, قوةArabic
- əzələAzerbaijani
- мышца, мускул, цягліцаBelarusian
- мускулBulgarian
- পেশীBengali
- músculCatalan, Valencian
- svalCzech
- cyhyr, cyhyrynWelsh
- muskelDanish
- MuskelGerman
- μυς, ρώμη, δύναμηGreek
- muskoloEsperanto
- músculoSpanish
- lihasEstonian
- عضله, ماهیچهPersian
- lihaskudos, lihas, voimaFinnish
- vøddiFaroese
- muscleFrench
- músculoGalician
- to'o mbareteGuaraní
- שרירHebrew
- पेशीHindi
- izomHungarian
- մկանArmenian
- ototIndonesian
- muskuloIdo
- vöðvi, styrkurIcelandic
- muscoloItalian
- 筋肉Japanese
- კუნთიGeorgian
- бұлшық, бұлшық етKazakh
- សាច់ដុំKhmer
- ಸ್ನಾಯುKannada
- 힘살, 근육, 筋肉Korean
- masûlkeKurdish
- мускул, булчуң, булчуң этKyrgyz
- musculusLatin
- ກ້າມLao
- raumuoLithuanian
- muskulisLatvian
- maiharaMāori
- мускулMacedonian
- പേശിMalayalam
- булчин, хүч тамирMongolian
- ototMalay
- muskoluMaltese
- ကြွက်သားBurmese
- spierDutch
- muskelNorwegian
- adohNavajo, Navaho
- muscleOccitan
- muskuł, mięsień, mięśniePolish
- músculo, musculatura, forçar, forçaPortuguese
- musculRomansh
- mușchiRomanian
- мускул, мышца, силаRussian
- पेशी, स्नायुSanskrit
- musculuSardinian
- mišića, мишић, mišić, мишићаSerbo-Croatian
- svalSlovak
- mišicaSlovene
- muskulAlbanian
- muskelSwedish
- msuliSwahili
- தசைTamil
- కండరం, కండ, కండబలంTelugu
- мушакTajik
- กล้ามเนื้อ, กล้ามThai
- muskulTurkmen
- maselTagalog
- kas, adaleTurkish
- мускул, м'язUkrainian
- عضلہUrdu
- mushak, muskul, etUzbek
- cơ, bắp thịtVietnamese
- muskulVolapük
- 肌肉Chinese
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