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muster Definition

mus·ter (mustər)

transitive verb

  1. to assemble or summon (troops, etc.), as for inspection, roll call, or service
  2. to put through a roll call
  3. to gather together and display; collect; summon: often with up to muster up strength
  4. to have in number; amount to

Etymology: ME mousteren < OFr moustrer, to exhibit, show < ML mustrare < L monstrare, to show < monstrum: see monster

intransitive verb

to come together or gather; specif., to assemble as for inspection or roll call

noun

  1. a gathering together or assembling, as of troops for inspection
    1. the persons or things assembled; assemblage
    2. the sum of these
  2. the roll, or list, of persons in a military or naval unit

muster Idioms

muster in (or out)

to enlist in (or discharge from) military service

pass muster

to measure up to the required standards

muster Synonyms

muster

v.

gather, call together, marshal, summon; see assemble 2, gather 1. See syn. study at gather.

muster Usage Examples

Object

  • courage: Hopefully, a good number of religious people will muster the courage to read the book anyway.
  • enthusiasm: However, I'm afraid I could muster very little enthusiasm for Nicholas Royale's 'The Pied Piper of Hammersmith ' .
  • army: Lee was only able to muster an army of 8,000 men.
  • will: He stood there before him and screamed his fury with accusing body posture and impotent mustered will.
  • troop: As a lieutenant-colonel in the Norfolk militia he was obliged to take part in the military exercises of the neighborhood and to muster troops.
  • shot: I can't remember the last game where we failed to muster a single shot to trouble an opposing keeper.

Converse of object

pass: Neither reasons quite pass muster with the truancy team, who are impervious to weak excuses.

Modifies a noun

  • roll: The men engaged to be called ' Waterloo Men ' in the muster roll.
  • bay: From each of the upper floors there is a " pole drop " to the muster bay.
  • station: This led to an uneven distribution between the different muster stations.
  • point: Not all staff are able to get to the muster point.

Modifying Another Word

  • barely: But halfway into the book, I was so depressed I could barely muster the energy to turn the page.
  • only: The final six wickets could only muster a further 73 runs.
  • finally: I was depressed when I was in college but I finally mustered up the confidence to go out.
  • ever: It has more military might and more economic muscle than Europe can ever muster.
  • even: To be honest in very early stages of gigging, don't even think you have to muster even 5 mins.

Noun used with modifier

  • militia: Third, Mr Furlong takes issue with Ambrose Evans-Pritchard on the date of the first nationally called militia muster.
  • kit: Wednesday Wednesday saw the first kit muster for the troop which we all passed - well done troop!
  • cannot: Beside, les Verts, even in a good year, cannot muster the troops.

Particle object:

courage: Next I might even muster up the courage to open that Registry.

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