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muscle
[muhs-uhl]
noun
a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a particular movement.
muscular strength; brawn.
It will take a great deal of muscle to move this box.
Synonyms: , , ,power or force, especially of a coercive nature.
They put muscle into their policy and sent the marines.
lean meat.
Slang.
a hired thug or thugs.
a bodyguard or bodyguards.
a gangster protected by muscle.
a necessary or fundamental thing, quality, etc..
The editor cut the muscle from the article.
verb (used with object)
Informal.to force or compel others to make way for.
He muscled his way into the conversation.
to make more muscular.
The dancing lessons muscled her legs.
to strengthen or toughen; put muscle into.
Informal.to accomplish by muscular force.
to muscle the partition into place.
Informal.to force or compel, as by threats, promises, influence, or the like.
to muscle a bill through Congress.
verb (used without object)
Informal.to make one's way by force or fraud (often followed by in orinto ).
adjective
Informal.(of a machine, engine, or vehicle) being very powerful or capable of high-speed performance.
a muscle power saw.
muscle
/ ˈʌə /
noun
a tissue composed of bundles of elongated cells capable of contraction and relaxation to produce movement in an organ or part
an organ composed of muscle tissue
strength or force
verb
informal(intr; often foll by in, on, etc) to force one's way (in)
muscle
A body tissue composed of sheets or bundles of cells that contract to produce movement or increase tension. Muscle cells contain filaments made of the proteins actin and myosin, which lie parallel to each other. When a muscle is signaled to contract, the actin and myosin filaments slide past each other in an overlapping pattern.
◆ Skeletal muscle effects voluntary movement and is made up of bundles of elongated cells (muscle fibers), each of which contains many nuclei.
◆ Smooth muscle provides the contractile force for the internal organs and is controlled by the autonomic nervous system. Smooth muscle cells are spindle-shaped and each contains a single nucleus.
◆ Cardiac muscle makes up the muscle of the heart and consists of a meshwork of striated cells.
Other Word Forms
- muscleless adjective
- muscly adjective
- overmuscled adjective
- transmuscle noun
- unmuscled adjective
- ˈܲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of muscle1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
They focus, instead, on stretching muscles and fascia to increase flexibility and mobility.
A former footballer has told how he was in "complete shock" after being diagnosed with blood cancer - after first believing the pain was from a pulled muscle.
With his arranger, Darian, arranging all vocals, we have all the muscle and genius to pull it off.
And I think that is Jeremy arguably at his happiest as a filmmaker and just getting to flex all of those different muscles and talents that he has.
The bonus is the space: PlayLab’s indoor play space is designed for young children to frolic and, in this case, witness dads build their emotional muscles.
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