Muscle (Noun)
Meaning 1
Possessing muscular strength.
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 2
One of the contractile organs of the body.
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Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The bicep muscle in her arm flexed as she lifted the heavy weight.
- Regular exercise helps to strengthen and tone the abdominal muscle.
- The quadriceps muscle in the thigh is one of the strongest in the human body.
- After the injury, the athlete had to undergo physical therapy to rehabilitate the damaged muscle.
- The heart is a muscle that pumps blood throughout the body.
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Meaning 3
Authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 4
A bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him".
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 5
Animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells.
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Nouns denoting body parts.