Muscle
31muscle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. thew, tendon, sinew; musculature, build, physique, huskiness, beef, weight, burliness; strength, brawn, power; armed might, arms, firepower. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fiber, flesh, protoplasm, meat,… …
32muscle — [16] Ultimately, muscle and mussel [OE] are the same word, and both owe their origin to a supposed resemblance to a mouse. They go back to Latin mūsculus, literally ‘little mouse’, a diminutive form of mūs ‘mouse’, which was applied to the… …
33muscle — [16] Ultimately, muscle and mussel [OE] are the same word, and both owe their origin to a supposed resemblance to a mouse. They go back to Latin mūsculus, literally ‘little mouse’, a diminutive form of mūs ‘mouse’, which was applied to the… …
34muscle in — v. (colloq.) (D; intr.) to muscle in on (to muscle in on smb. s territory) * * * [ mʌs(ə)l ɪn] (colloq.) (D; intr.) to muscle in on (to muscle in on smb. s territory) …
35muscle — 01. I pulled a [muscle] in my leg playing soccer yesterday. 02. He has really big [muscles] in his arms because he works out everyday. 03. Peter is quite [muscular]; he must lift weights or something. 04. The heart is simply a big [muscle] used… …
36muscle — to assault criminally From the force used: You couldn t muscle anyone, Peter. You re a softy. (Sanders, 1983) A muscleman or muscle does the assaulting: ... kind of muscleman for a big protection gang in Tokyo. (M. West, 1979) … …
37muscle — n. a tissue whose cells have the ability to contract, producing movement or force . Muscles possess mechanisms for converting energy derived from chemical reactions into mechanical energy. The major functions of muscles are to produce movements… …
38muscle in — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms muscle in : present tense I/you/we/they muscle in he/she/it muscles in present participle muscling in past tense muscled in past participle muscled in to use your power or influence to get involved in a… …
39muscle — /ˈmʌsəl / (say musuhl) noun 1. a discrete bundle or sheet of contractile fibres having the function of producing movement in the animal body. 2. the tissue of such an organ. 3. muscular strength; brawn. 4. political or financial strength,… …
40MUSCLE — n. m. T. d’Anatomie Organe charnu, fibreux, irritable, dont les contractions produisent tous les mouvements de l’homme et des animaux. Muscle fléchisseur, extenseur, antagoniste. Les muscles du visage. Les muscles des bras, des jambes. Le tendon… …
