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muscle

/ˈmʌsəl/

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noun

plural muscles

a body tissue that can contract and produce movement [count]

the muscles of the arm

stomach muscles

flex a muscle

relax a muscle

an athlete with bulging/rippling muscles

He pulled/tore/strained a muscle playing tennis.

She has a strained muscle in her back.

Wait here and don't move a muscle. [=don't move at all] [noncount]

She started lifting weights to build muscle. - often used before another noun

muscle fiber(s)/tissue

muscle spasms

an athlete practicing to develop muscle memory [=the ability to repeat a bodily movement exactly]

a muscle relaxant [=a drug that relaxes muscles]

[noncount] physical strength

She doesn't have the muscle to lift something so heavy.

To clean that floor you have to put some muscle into it. [=you have to make a forceful effort]

power and influence

He lacks the political muscle [=clout] to get the policy changed.

flex your muscles

xem flex

verb

muscles; muscled; muscling

[+ obj] :to move (something) by using physical strength and force

They muscled the heavy boxes onto the truck.

They muscled the furniture up the stairs. - often used figuratively

She was muscled [=forced] out of office by political opponents.

He helped muscle the bill through Congress.

to move forward by using physical force [no obj]

He muscled through the crowd.

They muscled into line behind us. [+ obj]

He muscled his way through the crowd. [=he moved ahead by pushing and forcing people to move out of the way]

muscle in

[phrasal verb]

to use force or influence in a way that is wrong or unwanted in order to become involved in something for selfish reasons - usually + on

His competitors have tried to muscle in on his business.

* Các từ tương tự:
muscle car, muscle-bound, muscled, muscleman