Muscle
41muscle — noun 1) he had muscle but no brains Syn: strength, power, muscularity, brawn, burliness; informal beef, beefiness; literary thew 2) financial muscle Syn: influence, power, strength, might, force …
42muscle — noun 1) he had muscle but no brains Syn: strength, power, brawn; informal beef, beefiness 2) financial muscle Syn: influence, power, strength, might, force, forcefulness, wei …
43muscle*/*/ — [ˈmʌs(ə)l] noun I 1) [C/U] a piece of flesh that connects bones and moves a particular part of your body These exercises are good for your stomach muscles.[/ex] 2) [U] power or strength financial/political muscle[/ex] II verb muscle [ˈmʌs(ə)l]… …
44muscle — n. & v. n. 1 a fibrous tissue with the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position of an animal body. 2 the part of an animal body that is composed of muscles. 3 physical power or strength. v.intr. (usu. foll. by in)… …
45muscle — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Latin musculus, from diminutive of mus mouse more at mouse Date: 14th century 1. a. a body tissue consisting of long cells that contract when stimulated and produce motion b. an… …
46muscle — fish have three types of muscles, cardiac (only in the heart), smooth (in the viscera, blood vessels or mixed with other tissues), and striated or skeletal (arranged to move the bones). Cardiac muscle has striations, branching fibres and nuclei… …
47muscle — Tissue specialized for contraction. See also twitch muscle, catch muscle …
48muscle — 1. noun /ˈmʌsəl/ a) A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement. Muscle consists largely of actin and myosin filaments. b) An organ composed of muscle tissue. The muscles in his legs strained under the load. 2 …
49muscle up — verb a) To train the muscles for increased size and strength. We spent the summer trying to muscle up for football next term. b) To force ones way into or through. There are only about ten tables, so youll probably have to wait or just muscle up… …
50muscle in on — verb to interfere with, or intrude on something forcibly The Russian Mafia did not take too kindly to a Westerner muscling in on their market, and so decided to send a little message. See Also: muscle, muscle in …
