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Muscle is a contractile tissue (сокращающаяся ткань) and is derived from the mesodermal layer (мезодермальный слой) of embryonic cells. Muscle cells contain contractile filaments (нити) that move past each other and change the size of the cell. They are classified as skeletal, cardiac, or smooth (гладкие) muscles. Their function is to produce force and cause motion. There are three types of muscle tissue recognized in vertebrates (позвоночные):
Skeletal muscle or “voluntary muscle” (произвольно сокращающаяся мышца) is anchored
(закреплена) by tendons (сухожилия) to bone and is used to effect skeletal movement such as locomotion (передвижение) and in maintaining posture (осанка). Though this postural control is generally maintained as an unconscious (бессознательный) reflex, the muscles responsible react to conscious control like non-postural (непостуральный) muscles. An average adult male is made up of 42% of skeletal muscle and an average adult female is made up of 36%.
Smooth muscle or “involuntary muscle” is found within the walls of organs and structures such as the esophagus (пищевод), stomach, intestines, bronchi, uterus, urethra, bladder, blood vessels. Unlike skeletal muscle, smooth muscle is not under conscious control.
Cardiac muscle is also an “involuntary muscle” but is more akin (схожа) in structure to skeletal
muscle, and is found only in the heart.
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1. Give the definition of the word ‘muscle’.
2. What do muscle cells contain?
3. How are they classified?
4. What is a skeletal muscle?
5. What is a smooth muscle?
6. What is a cardiac muscle?
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1. Heart
2. Esophagus
3. Skeletal bone
4. Intestines
5. Bladder
6. Bronchi
7. Uterus
8. Stomach
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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MUSCLE
From medical Latin musculus little mouse, from the imagined resemblance of some muscles to mice, from Latin mūs mouse.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
PRONUNCIATION OF MUSCLE
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUSCLE
Muscle is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.
See the conjugation of the verb muscle in English.
WHAT DOES MUSCLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Muscle
Muscle is a soft tissue found in most animals. Muscle cells contain protein filaments of actin and myosin that slide past one another, producing a contraction that changes both the length and the shape of the cell. Muscles function to produce force and motion. They are primarily responsible for maintaining and changing posture, locomotion, as well as movement of internal organs, such as the contraction of the heart and the movement of food through the digestive system via peristalsis. Muscle tissues are derived from the mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells in a process known as myogenesis. There are three types of muscle, skeletal or striated, cardiac, and smooth. Muscle action can be classified as being either voluntary or involuntary. Cardiac and smooth muscles contract without conscious thought and are termed involuntary, while the skeletal muscles contract upon command. Skeletal muscles in turn can be divided into fast and slow twitch fibers. Muscles are predominantly powered by the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates, but anaerobic chemical reactions are also used, particularly by fast twitch fibers.
Definition of muscle in the English dictionary
The first definition of muscle in the dictionary is a tissue composed of bundles of elongated cells capable of contraction and relaxation to produce movement in an organ or part. Other definition of muscle is an organ composed of muscle tissue. Muscle is also strength or force.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MUSCLE
PRESENT
Present
I muscle
you muscle
he/she/it muscles
we muscle
you muscle
they muscle
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
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I muscled
you muscled
he/she/it muscled
we muscled
you muscled
they 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
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will muscle
you will muscle
he/she/it will muscle
we will muscle
you will muscle
they will muscle
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
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 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
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would muscle
you would muscle
he/she/it would muscle
we would muscle
you would muscle
they would muscle
Conditional continuous
I would be muscling
you would be muscling
he/she/it would be muscling
we would be muscling
you would be muscling
they would be muscling
Conditional perfect
I would have muscle
you would have muscle
he/she/it would have muscle
we would have muscle
you would have muscle
they would have muscle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been muscling
you would have been muscling
he/she/it would have been muscling
we would have been muscling
you would have been muscling
they would have been muscling
Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you muscle
we let´s muscle
you muscle
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
muscling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUSCLE
Synonyms and antonyms of muscle in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS OF «MUSCLE»
The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «muscle» and belong to the same grammatical category.
Translation of «muscle» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF MUSCLE
Find out the translation of muscle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of muscle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «muscle» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
肌肉
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
músculo
570 millions of speakers
English
muscle
510 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
पेशी
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
عَضَلَةٌ
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
мышца
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
músculo
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
পেশী
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
muscle
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
Otot
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
Muskel
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
筋肉
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
근육
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Otot
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
cơ bắp
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
தசை
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
स्नायू
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
kas
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
muscolo
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
mięsień
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
м´яз
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
mușchi
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
μυς
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
spiere
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
muskel
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
muskel
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of muscle
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUSCLE»
The term «muscle» is very widely used and occupies the 5.131 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of muscle
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MUSCLE» OVER TIME
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about muscle
10 QUOTES WITH «MUSCLE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word muscle.
Budget cuts are a sad reality in most newsrooms, and I am concerned that they reduce the collective muscle of journalists who are doing the expensive, and often dangerous, work of on-the-ground reporting.
I don’t bench press, but I use machines to work 10-12 muscle groups. Biceps, triceps, a few things for the back, calves, shoulders and so on — and then I’ll go on the running machine, cross-trainer or mountain climber.
It’s not just the light weights that give a long toned look with the Tracy Anderson Method, it’s using the body in different rotations while contracting and releasing the muscle, causing it to stretch and lengthen.
Our imaginations are strong as children. Sometimes they get shoved aside, these imaginations. They get dusty and mildewed with age. The imagination is a muscle that has to be put to use or it shrivels.
I race historic muscle cars back in Australia, and that’s my hobby. And I try to race home as soon as I’ve finished a movie but don’t tell anyone.
I know I’m not supposed to like muscle cars, but I like muscle cars.
It’s not about weight, it’s about fitness, and one component of being fit is to have relatively low body fat, because fat is not very efficient, whereas muscle is.
Because muscle is heavier than fat, dancers weigh more than you might think, but they are usually very lean.
I’d kind of like to have a classic old muscle car. I think that would be fun.
I served in all commissioned ranks from a second Lieutenant to a Major General. And during that time, I spent most of my time being a high-class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street, and for the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer for capitalism.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUSCLE»
Discover the use of muscle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to muscle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Men’s Health The Book of Muscle: The World’s Most …
This book is the first to combine the science of muscle building with the art of muscles themselves.
Ian King, Lou Schuler, 2003
Brilliantly reviewed comedy from up and coming playwright.
3
Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle: Transform Your Body Forever …
Tom Venuto has created a program using the secrets of the world’s leanest people,although it’s not about getting ripped; it is about maximizing your fat loss through nutrient timing and strategic exercise.
4
The M.A.X. Muscle Plan:
In this book, he brings his expertise to everything needed for completing a total-body transformation in just six months.
5
Muscle Exercises Encyclopedia
Provides exercises based on empirical know-how and scientific research and all the basic and numerous less common exercises with comments and illustrations.
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Skeletal Muscle: Form and Function
It is intended for those need to know about skeletal muscle—from undergraduate and graduate students gaining advanced knowledge in kinesiology to physiotherapists, physiatrists, and other professionals whose work demands understanding of …
Brian R. MacIntosh, Phillip F. Gardiner, Alan J. McComas, 2006
This guide describes 65 of the most effective exercises for strength, definition, and muscle size. Full-color anatomical illustrations show which muscles are being worked as well as proper alignment, positioning, and lifting techniques.
8
Muscle Explosion: 28 Days to Maximum Mass
Provides muscle strength training exercises with eating strategies to build mass.
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Muscle Medicine: The Revolutionary Approach to Maintaining, …
Back, shoulder, hip, and knee problems bedevil more and more people than ever before. Muscle Medicine provides a way to prevent such injuries from happening and to treat them when they do without drugs or surgery.
Rob DeStefano, Joseph Hooper, 2009
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Skeletal Muscle in Health and Disease: A Textbook of Muscle …
This book combines basic but up-to-date information about the structure, biochemistry and physiology of muscle with discussions on the use of muscle in everyday life, in sport and in disease.
David A. Jones, Joan M. Round, 1990
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUSCLE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term muscle is used in the context of the following news items.
Here’s how to stream Muscle Shoals All-Stars’ New York concert …
A shot of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in «Muscle Shoals,» a Magnolia Pictures release. (Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures) .From left … «AL.com, Jul 15»
Bionic hand uses smart wires to mimic muscle fibers
The lightweight plastic hand itself was designed and 3D-printed by a research team from Saarland University. The muscle-like fibers are made … «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
Celebrity Trainer Harley Pasternak: What Is Muscle Fatigue and Why …
The program I recommend to my clients (and featured in my book 5 Pounds), works all the major muscle groups, helping create a beautifully … «PEOPLE Great Ideas, Jul 15»
MYOS Corporation Launches Optimized Re Muscle Health(TM …
Myostatin is a natural regulatory protein, which inhibits muscle growth … The Re Muscle Health(TM) product line is owned and sold directly by … «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
Kasich’s Defense Diet: Cut the Fat and Build Muscle
Ohio Gov. John Kasich is straddling the fiscal and defense hawk line as he enters a crowded Republican field of presidential candidates whose … «The Fiscal Times, Jul 15»
Dropbox adds team-communication muscle with Clementine buy
Dropbox took in a fresh infusion of team-collaboration technology and talent on Wednesday with the acquisition of San Francisco-based … «PC Advisor, Jul 15»
Coca-Cola Flexes Its Pricing Muscle
The world’s largest non-alcoholic beverage company delivered earnings Wednesday, which were impacted by foreign currency translation. «Motley Fool, Jul 15»
‘The Flash’ VFX Reel Reveals Digital Muscle Behind Gorilla Grodd
Given its home on The CW, who expected The Flash to become the most satisfying, and in some ways the weirdest superhero show on … «/FILM, Jul 15»
Nonstop Standing at Work May Cause Muscle Fatigue
Previous research has linked prolonged standing in the workplace to reports of short-term fatigue, backache, and leg muscle pain. Now, there … «Pharmacy Times, Jul 15»
Bahubali, Bajrangi to add muscle to Q2 earnings: PVR
While, Indian Premier League (IPL) and examination season might drag the fourth quarter a bit but with blockbuster releases like Bajrangi … «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
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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.
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), mus·cled, mus·cling.
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), mus·cled, mus·cling.
Informal. to make one’s way by force or fraud (often followed by in or into).
adjective
Informal. (of a machine, engine, or vehicle) being very powerful or capable of high-speed performance: a muscle power saw.
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Origin of muscle
1525–35; <Latin mūsculus literally, little mouse (from fancied resemblance to some muscles), equivalent to mūsmouse + -culus-cle1
OTHER WORDS FROM muscle
mus·cle·less, adjectivemuscly, adjectiveo·ver·mus·cled, adjectivetrans·mus·cle, noun
un·mus·cled, adjective
Words nearby muscle
muscatel, Muscatine, muscavado, musca volitans, muscid, muscle, muscle beach, musclebound, muscle car, muscle dysmorphia, muscle fiber
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Words related to muscle
flesh, meat, tendon, tissue, clout, energy, stamina, strength, weight, beef, brawn, might, sinew, force, forcefulness, potency, sturdiness, thew, strong arm
How to use muscle in a sentence
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In its first flexing of new muscle, the branch pored over the plans filed just a few years ago by private utilities, looking for inconsistencies or holes.
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The alloy contracts like a muscle when heated, and extends once cool.
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Hemp is a source of cannabidiol, also known as CBD, the cannabis-derived compound that consumers use for relief from muscle and joint pain, anxiety, and insomnia.
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It’s caused by mutations in the gene that makes dystrophin, a protein that serves to rebuild and strengthen muscle fibers in skeletal and cardiac muscles.
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“Working with children using our device, I’ve witnessed a physical moment where the brain “clicks” and starts moving the hand rather than focusing on moving the muscles,” LaChappelle said.
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Security guards have also been posted to add some muscle (but this has done little to deter vandals in past years).
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Companies like Delta, Apple, and Nike flex their political muscle on behalf of gay rights.
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The bell tower bellows loudly when a little muscle power is put into it.
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When it comes to tangible gifts, the sharing economy really starts to flex its holiday disrupting muscle.
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I can see the implant in there, and see where the muscle is snatching that implant up.
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The strength of the lion is tremendous, owing to the immense mass of muscle around its jaws, shoulders, and forearms.
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The man was accustomed to the French of Englishmen, and withdrew without moving a muscle of his face.
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He was a man of gigantic muscle, and seizing the arm of Louis, called aloud to bar the egress.
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In this country an unexplained marked eosinophilia warrants examination of a portion of muscle for Trichina spiralis (p. 255).
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The second pair show that the transverse processes, from the first to the third, are those into which the muscle is inserted.
British Dictionary definitions for muscle
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
(intr; often foll by in, on, etc) informal to force one’s way (in)
Derived forms of muscle
muscly, adjective
Word Origin for muscle
C16: from medical Latin musculus little mouse, from the imagined resemblance of some muscles to mice, from Latin mūs mouse
Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Scientific definitions for 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 words from muscle
muscular adjective
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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Other Idioms and Phrases with muscle
In addition to the idiom beginning with muscle
- muscle in
also see:
- flex one’s muscles
- move a muscle
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Noun
the muscles of the arm
an athlete with bulging muscles
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.
Verb
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.
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Recent Examples on the Web
Righthander Wyatt Mills, who has been sidelined since March 13 with a flexor muscle strain, has also started to throw.
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Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2023
Also, doing strength training alongside balance and weight-bearing exercises can help prevent fractures due to falls.13 This type of exercise also does wonders for muscle aging and health.
—Sarah Klein, Health, 4 Apr. 2023
The body breaks down protein into amino acids, which are then used to repair muscle fibers.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2023
In his last start of spring training, McKenzie suffered a strain of his right teres major muscle.
—Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 31 Mar. 2023
Before the opener, the Mets placed Justin Verlander on the injured list with a strained upper back muscle, sidelining the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner before his first appearance with the team.
—Alanis Thames, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
Daxxify is a muscle relaxing injectable similar to Botox, Dysport, and Xeomin, though initial research suggests its effects may last much longer.
—Brian Underwood, Women’s Health, 28 Mar. 2023
After his diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a muscle-wasting disease, in June of last year, doctors’ offices became places for needle pokes and anxiety.
—Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 25 Mar. 2023
Yet, with one exception, no gene-editing treatments for the rare muscle-wasting disease have entered the clinic and none appear particularly close.
—Jason Mast, STAT, 22 Mar. 2023
The Russian jets’ activities were bullying, pure and simple — at best an attempt to muscle aircraft out of airspace that’s open to all, if not outright destroy it.
—Sébastien Roblin, CNN, 17 Mar. 2023
The Charleston midfielder reacted first and muscled the ball across the goal line to give the home side a 1-0 lead.
—The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2023
As someone who’s been muscling their way toward recovery, this was a huge bonus.
—Aubree Nichols, ELLE, 21 Feb. 2023
Since Billy Baker’s (Taye Diggs) death, Jordan has been trying to muscle through and help his family mourn without taking care of himself.
—Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2023
Beef ‘n Buns is the kind of small-town burger joint that doesn’t usually survive the march of time, certainly not in an era when Shake Shack, Five Guys and In-N-Out seem hellbent on muscling out any competitor with local color.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
Politico points out concerns that crypto will be muscled out of traditional banking, and U.S. regulators, including the Federal Reserve, have cautioned lenders about potential risks associated with digital assets.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
In 2021 Bloomberg predicted the pandemic would permanently change the fitness industry, with virtual workouts out-muscling the sweaty-bodies format.
—Gabrielle Bauer, WSJ, 13 Mar. 2023
The Republican blockade against the Democrats’ bills in Congress has revived private Senate negotiations over changing the chamber’s filibuster rules to muscle past a nearly impossible 60-vote threshold in the evenly split 50-50 chamber.
—Lisa Mascaro, ajc, 8 Dec. 2021
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WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023 mus•cle /ˈmʌsəl/USA pronunciation
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023 mus•cle
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v.i.
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mus′cle•less, adj.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: muscle /ˈmʌsəl/ n
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Etymology: 16th Century: from medical Latin musculus little mouse, from the imagined resemblance of some muscles to mice, from Latin mūs mouse ˈmuscly adj ‘muscle‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): |
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