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muscle
has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology,law
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[ noun ] (zoology) one of the contractile organs of the body
Synonyms Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Moritz was bothered during the first two games this year by a pulled muscle in the thigh of his right ( kicking ) leg and , as a result , several of his successful conversions have gone barely far enough . (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)The pressure may come from muscles , tendons , or bones anywhere from the neck to the hand . (Mr. America, 4:6...)Too often a beginning bodybuilder has to do his training secretly either because his parents do n't want sonny-boy to `` lift all those old barbell things '' because `` you 'll stunt your growth '' or because childish taunts from his schoolmates , like `` Hey , lookit Mr._America , whaddya gonna do with all those muscles ( of which he has none at the time ) '' ? And they could n't have entrusted Henri to better hands because `` le_professeur '' knows his muscles from the sterno-cleido_mastoideus of the neck right down to the tibialis_anticus of the leg - and better still , he knows just what exercises work best for them and what Weider principles to combine them with for fast , fast muscle growth . And they could n't have entrusted Henri to better hands because `` le_professeur '' knows his muscles from the sterno-cleido_mastoideus of the neck right down to the tibialis_anticus of the leg - and better still , he knows just what exercises work best for them and what Weider principles to combine them with for fast , fast muscle growth . |
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
Synonyms Used in print (Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)Because the body contains so much liquid , transmission of ultrasonic signals proceeds fairly well in muscles and blood_vessels . |
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[ noun ] (law) authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
Examples "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign" Related terms |
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