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Muscle
/ˈmʌs.əl/
A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
📖 Definitions of "Muscle"
noun
- 1
A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
"Muscle consists largely of actin and myosin filaments."
- 2
An organ composed of muscle tissue.
- 3
(usually in the plural) A well-developed physique, in which the muscles are enlarged from exercise.
- 4
Strength, force.
verb
- 1
To use force to make progress, especially physical force.
"He muscled his way through the crowd."
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