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muscle

brawn; power; force; organ that produces movement

Not to be confused with:

mussel – a bivalve mollusk or clam

mus·cle

(mŭs′əl)

1. A tissue composed of fibers capable of contracting to effect bodily movement.

2. A contractile organ consisting of a special bundle of muscle tissue, which moves a particular bone, part, or substance of the body: the heart muscle; the muscles of the arm.

3. Muscular strength: enough muscle to be a high jumper.

4. Informal Power or authority: put some muscle into law enforcement.

v. mus·cled, mus·cling, mus·cles

v.intr.

To make one's way by or as if by force: muscled into the conversation.

v.tr.

To move or force with strength: muscled legislation through Congress.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mūsculus, diminutive of mūs, mouse; see mūs- in Indo-European roots.]

mus′cly adj.

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muscle

(ˈmʌsəl)

1. (Anatomy) a tissue composed of bundles of elongated cells capable of contraction and relaxation to produce movement in an organ or part

2. (Anatomy) an organ composed of muscle tissue

3. strength or force

(intr; often foll by in, on, etc) informal to force one's way (in)

[C16: from medical Latin musculus little mouse, from the imagined resemblance of some muscles to mice, from Latin mūs mouse]

ˈmuscly, ˈmuscley adj

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mus•cle

(ˈmʌs əl)

n., v. -cled, -cling. n.

1. a tissue composed of elongated cells, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.

2. a specific bundle of such tissue.

3. muscular strength; brawn.

4. power or force, esp. of a coercive nature: They put muscle into their policy and sent the marines.

v.i.

5. Informal. to make one's way by force or fraud (often fol. by in or into).

v.t.

6. Informal. to push or move by force or strength: to muscle a bill through Congress.

[1525–35; < Latin mūsculus literally, little mouse (from resemblance to some muscles) =mūs mouse + -culus -cle ¹]

mus′cly, adj.

mus·cle

(mŭs′əl)

A body tissue composed of elongated cells (called muscle fibers) that contract to produce movement. In vertebrate animals, voluntary movement is produced by the action of muscles on bone. Movement of the muscles of the heart and other organs is involuntary and controlled by the autonomic nervous system.

muscular adjective

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muscle

- Comes from Latin musculus, "little mouse," as the ancient Romans thought their muscles wriggled like mice.

Muscle

muscle

Past participle: muscled
Gerund: muscling

Imperative
muscle
muscle

Present
I muscle
you muscle
he/she/it muscles
we muscle
you muscle
they muscle

Preterite
I muscled
you muscled
he/she/it muscled
we muscled
you muscled
they muscled

Present Continuous
I am muscling
you are muscling
he/she/it is muscling
we are muscling
you are muscling
they are muscling

Present Perfect
I have muscled
you have muscled
he/she/it has muscled
we have muscled
you have muscled
they have muscled

Past Continuous
I was muscling
you were muscling
he/she/it was muscling
we were muscling
you were muscling
they were muscling

Past Perfect
I had muscled
you had muscled
he/she/it had muscled
we had muscled
you had muscled
they had muscled

Future
I will muscle
you will muscle
he/she/it will muscle
we will muscle
you will muscle
they will muscle

Future Perfect
I will have muscled
you will have muscled
he/she/it will have muscled
we will have muscled
you will have muscled
they will have muscled

Future Continuous
I will be muscling
you will be muscling
he/she/it will be muscling
we will be muscling
you will be muscling
they will be muscling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been muscling
you have been muscling
he/she/it has been muscling
we have been muscling
you have been muscling
they have been muscling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been muscling
you will have been muscling
he/she/it will have been muscling
we will have been muscling
you will have been muscling
they will have been muscling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been muscling
you had been muscling
he/she/it had been muscling
we had been muscling
you had been muscling
they had been muscling

Conditional
I would muscle
you would muscle
he/she/it would muscle
we would muscle
you would muscle
they would muscle

Past Conditional
I would have muscled
you would have muscled
he/she/it would have muscled
we would have muscled
you would have muscled
they would have muscled

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muscle

Tissue that shortens to make part of the body move. Most striated muscle is voluntary (under conscious control). Smooth muscle is involuntary (under automatic control). See cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, striated muscle .

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Noun 1. [画像:muscle - one of the contractile organs of the body]muscle - one of the contractile organs of the body

musculus

contractile organ, contractor - a bodily organ that contracts

skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes

pronator - a muscle that produces or assists in pronation

supinator - a muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination

levator - a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)

antagonistic muscle - (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another; "the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles"

eye muscle, ocular muscle - one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball

rectus - any of various straight muscles

muscle cell, muscle fiber, muscle fibre - an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body

involuntary muscle, smooth muscle - a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)

anatomical sphincter, sphincter, sphincter muscle - a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening

tensor - any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm

2. [画像:muscle - animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells]muscle - animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells

muscular tissue

animal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animals

striated muscle tissue - muscle tissue characterized by transverse stripes

cardiac muscle, heart muscle - the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction

smooth muscle - muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets

muscle system, muscular structure, musculature - the muscular system of an organism

tonicity, tonus, tone - the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity"

3. [画像:muscle - a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard]muscle - a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"

muscleman

bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo, tough - a cruel and brutal fellow

4. 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"

authority, potency, authorization, authorisation, say-so, dominance - the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"

5. muscle - possessing muscular strength

brawn, brawniness, heftiness, muscularity, sinew

strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"

Verb 1. muscle - make one's way by force; "He muscled his way into the office"

go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"

muscle

noun

1. tendon, sinew, muscle tissue, thew He has a strained thigh muscle.

2. strength, might, force, power, weight, stamina, potency, brawn, sturdiness The team showed more muscle than mental application.

3. power, weight, clout (informal), potency, pull (informal), forcefulness He used his muscle to persuade Congress to change the law.

muscle in (Informal) impose yourself, encroach, butt in, force your way in, elbow your way in He complained that they were muscling in on his deal.

Muscles

accelerator, accessorius, adductor, agonist, antagonist, arytenoid, biceps, buccinator, compressor, constrictor, contractor, corrugator, deltoid, depressor, digrastic, dilator, elevator, erector, evertor, extensor, flexor, gastrocnemius, gluteus or glutaeus, levator, lumbricalis, masseter, opponent, pectoral, peroneal muscle, pronator, psoas, quadriceps, rectus, retractor, rhomboideus, rotator, sartorius, scalenus, soleus, sphincter, supinator, suspensory or suspensor, tensor, trapezius, triceps

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muscle

noun

1. The state or quality of being physically strong:

brawn, might, potence, potency, power, powerfulness, puissance, sinew, strength, thew (often used in plural).

2. Informal. Effective means of influencing, compelling, or punishing:

force, power, weight.

Informal: clout.

verb

Informal. To force one's way into a place or situation:

push, shove.

Translations

عَضَلَةٌ عَضَلَه

svalmúscul

muskel

Muskel

μυς

muskolo

músculo

ماهیچه

lihaslihaskudosvoima

muscle

שריר

mišićmišica

izom

otot

styrkurvöðvivöîvi

muscolo muscoloso detrusoreintromettersi muscolare

筋肉

근육

musculus

raumuojėga įsibrauti įraumenų

muskulis

mięsień muskuł

muşchi

sval

mišica

mišićмишић

muskel

กล้ามเนื้อ

kas

cơ bắp

肌肉

muscle

[ˈmʌsl] N

1. (Anat) → músculo m
to flex one's muscles → tensar los músculos
he never moved a muscle → ni se inmutó

2. (fig) → fuerza f
political muscle → poder m político

muscle in VI + ADV to muscle in (on sth) → meterse por la fuerza (en algo)

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muscle

[ˈmʌs^əl] n

[body] → muscle m
Exercise will tone up your stomach muscles → Faites de l'exercice pour tonifier vos abdominaux.
he didn't move a muscle (fig) (= remained motionless) → il est resté immobile

to flex one's muscles (= demonstrate one's power) → faire étalage de sa force

muscle in

vi → s'imposer, s'immiscer

muscle in on

vt fus
to muscle in on sth (= attempt to benefit from) → essayer de détourner qch à ses propres fins muscle tissue n → tissu m musculaire

muscle

n → Muskel m; (fig: = power) → Macht f; he’s all muscle → er besteht nur aus Muskeln, er ist sehr muskulös (gebaut); to have financial muscle → finanzstark or -kräftig sein; he never moved a muscle → er rührte sich nicht

muscle

muscle-bound

adj (inf: = muscular) → muskelbepackt (inf); to be muscle → ein Muskelpaket m → sein (inf)

muscle building

n → Muskelaufbau m

muscle cramp

n → Muskelkrampf m

muscleman

n → Muskelmann m, → Muskelprotz m (pej)

muscle power

n → Muskelkraft f

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muscle

[ˈmʌsl] n → muscolo (fig) → energia, forza
he never moved a muscle → rimase fermo immobile

muscle in vi + adv to muscle in (on sth) (fam) → intromettersi or immischiarsi (in qc)

muscle

(ˈmasl) noun

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. spiere عَضَلَه мускули músculo sval der Muskel muskel μυς músculo lihas ماهيچه lihas muscle שריר पेशी, ताकत mišić izom otot vöðvi muscolo 筋肉 근육 raumuo muskulis otot spier muskel mięsień ماهیچه músculo muşchi мышца, мускул sval mišica mišić muskel กล้ามเนื้อ kas 肌肉 мускул; м'яз پٹّھا ، عضلہ cơ bắp 肌肉

muscular (ˈmaskjulə) adjective

1. of, or relating to, muscle(s). great muscular strength. gespierd عَضَلي мускулен muscular svalový muskulös muskel- μυϊκός muscular muskli- عضلانى lihas- musculaire שרירי पेशीय mišićan izom- otot vöðva- muscolare 筋肉の 근육의 raumenų muskuļu- berkaitan dengan otot spier- muskuløs, muskel- muskularny, mięśniowy عضلاتی muscular muscular мышечный, мускульный svalový mišičen mišićni muskel- เกี่ยวกับกล้ามเนื้อ adaleli, kaslı 肌肉的 мускульний عضلات سے متعلق liên quan đến cơ bắp 肌肉的

2. having well-developed muscles; strong. She is tall and muscular. gespierd قَوي العَضَل мускулест musculoso svalnatý muskulös muskulær μυώδης musculoso lihaseline عضلانى lihaksikas musclé שרירי पेशी-विन्यास mišićav izmos berotot vöðvastæltur; sterkur muscoloso 筋骨たくましい 근육이 발달한 raumeningas muskuļains berotot kekar gespierd muskuløs, muskelsterk muskularny عضلاتی musculoso musculos мускулистый svalnatý mišičast mišićav muskulös มีกล้าม kuvvetli, güçlü 強健的 мускулястий; дужий ابھری ہوئی مچھلیوں والا، طاقتور cơ bắp 强健的

muscle in (often with on)

to gain entry, or gain a share of something by force. The large firms have muscled in on all the important contracts. indwing يَقْتَحِم أو يُشارِك بالقُوَّه влизам със сила ganhar vedrat se (do) sich rücksichtslos drängen in mase sig ind εισβάλλω, εξασφαλίζω με τη βία entrometerse, inmiscuirse jõuga saavutama وارد شدن tunkeutua s'immiscer לִפרוֹץ בְּכּוֹח बलपूर्वक घुसना prisiliti befurakodik merebut troða sér (inn í e-ð) (imporsi con la forza) 割り込む 억지로 비집고 들어가다 jėga įsibrauti į, pasiglemžti (ar varu) ielauzties; sagrābt merebut zich indringen trenge seg inn på wpychać się przemocą واردیدل ganhar a se infiltra, a se amesteca вторгаться vopchať sa (do) brezobzirno se vriniti ugurati se tränga (nästla) sig in på ใช้กําลังควบคุม (คําสแลง) zorla girmek 強行進入,強分一杯羹 вдиратися; вриватися زبردستی مداخلت کرنا đột nhập; giành giật 强行进入或强行分得一份利益,插手

muscle

→ عَضَلَةٌ sval muskel Muskel μυς músculo lihas muscle mišić muscolo 筋肉 근육 spier muskel mięsień músculo мышца muskel กล้ามเนื้อ kas cơ bắp 肌肉

mus·cle

n. músculo, tipo de tejido fibroso capaz de contraerse y que permite el movimiento de las partes y los órganos del cuerpo;

cardiac ___ → ___ cardíaco;

flexor ___ → ___ flexor;

involuntary, visceral ___ → ___ involuntario, visceral;

loss of ___ tone → pérdida de la tonicidad muscular;

___ building → desarrollo muscular;

___ relaxants → relajadores musculares, medicamentos para aliviar espasmos musculares;

___ strain → distensión muscular;

___ toning → tonicidad muscular;

striated, voluntary ___ → ___ estriado, voluntario.

muscle

n músculo; biceps — músculo bíceps, bíceps m; deltoid — músculo deltoides, deltoides m; gastrocnemius — músculo gastrocnemio, gastrocnemio; gluteus — músculo glúteo, glúteo; pectoral — músculo pectoral, pectoral m; psoas — músculo psoas, psoas m; quadriceps — músculo cuádriceps, cuádriceps m; skeletal — músculo esquelético; smooth — músculo liso; soleus — músculo sóleo, sóleo; trapezius — músculo trapecio, trapecio; triceps — músculo tríceps, tríceps m

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