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muster
[muhs-ter]
verb (used with object)
to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: ,to gather, summon, rouse (often followed byup ).
He mustered all his courage.
verb (used without object)
to assemble for inspection, service, etc., as troops or forces.
to come together; collect; assemble; gather.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms: ,
noun
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
Synonyms: , ,an assemblage or collection.
the act of mustering.
Also called muster roll.(formerly) a list of the persons enrolled in a military or naval unit.
verb phrase
to discharge from service in the armed forces.
He will be mustered out of the army in only two more months.
to enlist into service in the armed forces.
muster
/ ˈʌə /
verb
to call together (numbers of men) for duty, inspection, etc, or (of men) to assemble in this way
to enlist into military service
to discharge from military service
(tr) to round up (livestock)
to summon or gather
to muster one's arguments
to muster up courage
noun
an assembly of military personnel for duty, inspection, etc
a collection, assembly, or gathering
the rounding up of livestock
a flock of peacocks
to be acceptable
Other Word Forms
- premuster verb (used with object)
- unmustered adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of muster1
Idioms and Phrases
pass muster,
to pass a cursory inspection.
to measure up to a certain standard; be adequate.
Your grades don't pass muster.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Markham of Pasadena called up the National Guard, which mustered first in San Francisco on July 3.
“Joy is an act of resistance,” state party Chairman Rusty Hicks gamely suggested at a beer-and-wine reception, which opened the party’s annual three-day convention with as much conviviality as the downtrodden could muster.
The hope was that the Angels could use Tuesday’s ninth-inning rally to muster up something worth talking about at the plate.
Court of International Trade said that the president's emergency powers justification for the tariffs didn't pass muster, in a ruling issued on Wednesday.
If he couldn't muster the votes amongst coalition colleagues - at such a key moment - how will he fare when trying to push through any contentious legislation?
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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