Muscle - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmʌsl|  American pronunciation of the word muscle
Brit.  |ˈmʌs(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word muscle

noun

- one of the contractile organs of the body
- animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
- a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him
- authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign
- possessing muscular strength (syn: brawn, muscularity, sinew)

verb

- make one's way by force
He muscled his way into the office

Extra examples

He pulled a muscle playing tennis.

She has a strained muscle in her back.

She started lifting weights to build muscle.

She doesn't have the muscle to lift something so heavy.

They muscled the heavy boxes onto the truck.

They muscled the furniture up the stairs.

He muscled through the crowd.

They muscled into line behind us.

Muscles ache.

It would be surprising were the Mafia not to have muscled in.

Relax your stomach muscles, then stretch again.

Regular exercise will help to strengthen your muscles.

Beckham has pulled a muscle in his thigh and won't play tomorrow.

The unions have a lot of political muscle.

The agreement will give the UN some muscle to enforce human rights.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: muscle
he/she/it: muscles
present participle: muscling
past tense: muscled
past participle: muscled
noun
singular: muscle
plural: muscles
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