English Explanatory Dictionary

muscle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
  2. An organ composed of muscle tissue.
  3. A well-developed physique, in which the muscles are enlarged from exercise.
  4. Strength, force.
  5. Hired strongmen or bodyguards.
verb
  1. To use force to make progress, especially physical force.
  2. To move forcefully or with great strength.

Pronunciation

mŭʹsəl /ˈmʌs.əl/ [ˈmʌs.l̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-muscle.wav En-us-muscle.ogg

Word forms

muscle muscles muscule muscling muscled

Etymology

From Middle English muscle, muscule, muskylle, and in part from Middle French muscle, from Latin mūsculus (“a muscle”, literally “little mouse”) because of the mouselike appearance of some muscles, from mūs (“mouse”). Doublet of mussel. More at mouse.

Synonyms

thew

Related words

myology myotomy mouse

Derived words

beer muscles delayed onset muscle soreness delayed-onset muscle soreness gym muscles hired muscle hypermuscle intermuscle love muscle make a muscle mind-muscle connection muscle ass Muscle Beach musclebike muscleblind musclebound muscle-bound muscle boy musclebrain muscle car muscle confusion Muscle Creek muscled muscledom muscled up muscle dysmorphia muscle-eye-brain disease muscle fiber muscle fibre muscleful muscle girl musclegirl muscle god musclehead muscle head muscleless musclelike muscleman muscle man muscle Mary muscle memory muscle mommy muscle morph muscle-prism muscle-queen muscle queen muscle reading muscle relaxant muscle segment muscle shirt musclesome muscle spindle muscle tone muscle woman musclewoman musclewood muscle worship muscley muscly muscular muscularity

Translations

Afrikaans: spier Albanian: muskul Southern Altai: балтыр Amharic: ጡንቻ Arabic: عَضَلَة Arabic: عضلة Arabic: عَضَلة Armenian: մկան Aromanian: mushclju Assamese: পেশী Asturian: músculu Azerbaijani: əzələ Bashkir: мускул Basque: gihar Belarusian: мы́шца Belarusian: му́скул Belarusian: цяглі́ца Bengali: পেশী Bau Bidayuh: masor Bulgarian: му́скул Burmese: ကြွက်သား Carpathian Rusyn: мяз Carpathian Rusyn: мускул Catalan: múscul Cebuano: kusog Chechen: дилха Chinese Cantonese: 肌肉 Chinese Cantonese: 筋肉 Chinese: 肌肉 Chinese: 筋肉 Chinese Mandarin: 肌肉 Chinese Mandarin: 筋肉 Chuvash: сенкерле Chuvash: мускул Czech: sval Danish: muskel Dutch: spier Egyptian: D52:X1-T14-T14-X1:F51 Erzya: пукшо Esperanto: muskolo Estonian: lihas Faroese: vøddi Finnish: lihaskudos Finnish: lihas French: muscle Friulian: muscul Galician: músculo Georgian: კუნთი German: Muskel Greek: μυς
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