muscle
mus·cle (mus′əl)
noun
- any of the body organs consisting of bundles of cells or fibers that can be contracted and expanded to produce bodily movements
- the tissue making up such an organ
- muscular strength; brawn
- ☆ Informal power or influence, esp. when based on force or threats of force
Etymology: Fr < L musculus, a muscle, lit., little mouse (from the fancied resemblance between the movements of a mouse and muscle), dim. of mus, mouse
intransitive verb -·cled, -·cling
☆ Informal to make one's way or take control by sheer strength or force, or threats of force: usually with in
transitive verb
- to move (something) by, or as by, muscular exertion
- to influence, pressure, etc. by force or threat of force
muscle
n.
fiber, flesh, protoplasm, meat, brawn, beef, beefcake, horseflesh; see also tissue 3.Types of muscle include: smooth, striated, skeletal, cardiac, voluntary, involuntary.
Muscles of the human body include: frontal, temporal, zygomatic, masseter, trapezius, pectoral, deltoid, latissimus dorsi, biceps, brachial, triceps, abdominal, intercostal, serratus, oblique, gluteus maximus, sartorius, quadriceps, hamstring, gastrocnemius, soleus.
Converse of object
- ache: I was feeling very tired again in training, with heavy, aching muscles.
- relax: According to Dr. Bradley, I was supposed to relax every muscle in my body.
- strengthen: Nicotine strengthens the muscle that keeps the bladder shut.
- striate: The following sections will illustrate how Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ are involved in striated muscle 's structures and functions.
Adjective modifier
- skeletal: Effect of swimming on reinnervation of rat skeletal muscle.
- pelvic: Exercising your pelvic floor muscle is a great way to work your pelvic girdle.
- abdominal: Breathe in deeply by allowing your abdominal muscles to expand outwards.
- facial: The permanent muscle tone present in many facial muscles make the creases look like deep furrows.
- smooth: Brain cells can give rise to all previous cells types including the peripheral nervous system and smooth muscle.
Modifies a noun
- spasm: She came to us near death with muscle spasms from a tetanus infection in the surgical site.
- relaxant: Baclofen is a skeletal muscle relaxant used for the relief of chronic muscle spasm or spasticity.
- contraction: Calcium ions activate the system of sliding protein filaments which is responsible for muscle contraction.
- fiber: The collateral sprouts to some muscle fibers will degenerate.
- weakness: Rarely people can get: Muscle pain, muscle tenderness, muscle weakness.
- glycogen: Restored muscle glycogen concentrations mean greater work capacity in your next workout [ 9 ] .
Noun used with modifier
- calf: An estimation of the bulk of the calf muscle was made using a tape measure.
- quadriceps: Another cause is a weakness in the quadriceps muscles alone.
- thigh: Squeeze the left thigh muscles to force blood from branches of the iliac artery up the main vessel.
- extensor: For measuring explosive power & efficiency in the lower limb extensor muscles.
- fast-twitch: The perfect Olympic sprinter has legs bursting with fast-twitch muscle fibers that work without much oxygen.
I am proud that I am an Australian, a daughter of the Southern Cross, a child of the mighty bush. I am thankful I am a peasant, a part of the bone and muscle of my nation, and earn my bread by the sweat of my brow, as man was meant to do. I rejoice I was not born a parasite, one of the blood-suckers who loll on velvet and satin, crushed from the proceeds of human sweat and blood and souls.
The difference between a fast bowler and a good fast bowler is not extra muscle but extra brains.
Clear the air! clean the sky! wash the wind! take the stonefromthestone, taketheskinfromthearm, takethe muscle from bone, and wash them.
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