muscle
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From French muscle, from Latin mūsculus (“‘little mouse’”), because of the mouselike appearance of some muscles.
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muscle (plural muscles)
- (uncountable) A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
- Muscle consists largely of actin and myosin filaments.
- (countable) An organ composed of muscle tissue.
- The muscles in his legs strained under the load.
- (uncountable, figuratively) Strength.
- It took a lot of muscle to move the boulders.
- (uncountable) Hired strongmen or bodyguards.
- 1985 — Lance Parkin, The Infinity Doctors, p 34
- It was easy enough to dodge him, let him crash into the floorboards. Peltroc knew that his priority was the leader, not the hired muscle.
- 1985 — Lance Parkin, The Infinity Doctors, p 34
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contractile tissue
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organ composed of muscle tissue
strength
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to muscle (third-person singular simple present muscles, present participle muscling, simple past and past participle muscled)
- To use force to make progress, especially physical force.
- He muscled his way through the crowd.
- 1988, Steve Holman, "Christian Conquers Columbus", Ironman 47 (6): 28-34.
- Hensel and Wilson hit a series of leg shots simultaneously as Christian muscles between them with Quinn right on his heels.
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Latin musculus, literally ‘little mouse’.
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muscle m. (plural muscles)
- muscle (contractile tissue, strength)
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muscle