Definitions for muscle

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muscle mus·cle

Spelling: [muhs-uh l]

IPA: /ˈmʌs əl/

Muscle is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 99 anagrams from letters in muscle (celmsu).

Definitions for muscle

noun

1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a particular movement.
3. muscular strength; brawn:
4. power or force, especially of a coercive nature:
5. lean meat.
6. Slang. a hired thug or thugs. a bodyguard or bodyguards:
7. a necessary or fundamental thing, quality, etc.:

adjective

1. Informal. (of a machine, engine, or vehicle) being very powerful or capable of high-speed performance:

verb (used with object)

1. Informal. to force or compel others to make way for:
2. to make more muscular:
3. to strengthen or toughen; put muscle into.
4. Informal. to accomplish by muscular force:
5. Informal. to force or compel, as by threats, promises, influence, or the like:

verb (used without object)

1. Informal. to make one's way by force or fraud (often followed by in or into).

Origin of muscle

1525-35; Latin mūsculus literally, little mouse (from fancied resemblance to some muscles), equivalent to mūs mouse + -culus -cle¹

Examples for muscle

In fact, research has shown that hitting the weights without fuel can lead to the breakdown of muscle.

In a swerve he almost stopped, every muscle of his big body trembling in affright.

"Ah, but he has mind as well as muscle," put in Mr. Stewart.

Experts suggest that we need to think of self-control as a “muscle”; something we can train in order to increase our willpower.

The tall son of Hanover was lean of flesh, but gross in muscle.

There was some tension of mind or muscle that kept sleep far from him.

I can see the implant in there, and see where the muscle is snatching that implant up.

Guys with a lot of muscle sometimes find it hard to hold up all that weight.

She came up straight and tall, a concluded resolution in every muscle.

Security guards have also been posted to add some muscle (but this has done little to deter vandals in past years).