Definition von muscle
Wortformen: plural, 3rd person singular present
tense muscles
, present participle muscling
, past tense, past participle muscled
1. variables Substantiv
2. unzählbares Substantiv
3.
4.
See to move a muscle
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muscle
Häufigkeit
muscle in British English
Substantiv
1.
a tissue composed of bundles of elongated cells capable of contraction and relaxation to produce movement in an organ or part
2.
an organ composed of muscle tissue
3.
strength or force
Verb
4. (intr; often foll by in, on, etc) informal
to force one's way (in)
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muscly (ˈmuscly) or muscley (ˈmuscley) Adjektiv
Wortherkunft von muscle
C16: from medical Latin musculus little mouse, from the imagined resemblance of some muscles to mice, from Latin mūs mouse
Häufigkeit
muscle in American English
Substantiv
1.
any of the body organs consisting of bundles of cells or fibers that can be contracted and expanded to produce bodily movements
2.
the tissue making up such an organ
3.
muscular strength; brawn
Verb intransitiv
Wortformen: ˈmuscled or ˈmuscling
Verb transitiv Informal
6.
to move (something) by, or as by, muscular exertion
7.
to influence, pressure, etc. by force or threat of force
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Wortherkunft von muscle
Fr < L musculus, a muscle, lit., little mouse (from the fancied resemblance between the movements
of a mouse and muscle), dim. of mus, mouseHäufigkeit
muscle in American English
(ˈmʌsəl) (verb -cled, -cling)
Substantiv
1.
a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in
the body
2.
an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a particular movement
3.
muscular strength; brawn
It will take a great deal of muscle to move this box
Transitives Verb
9.
to make more muscular
The dancing lessons muscled her legs
10.
12. informal
to force or compel, as by threats, promises, influence, or the like
to muscle a bill through Congress
Adjektiv
14. informal (of a machine, engine, or vehicle)
a muscle power saw
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Abgeleitete Formen
muscleless Adjektiv
muscly
Adjektiv
Wortherkunft von muscle
[1525–35; ‹ L mūsculus lit., little mouse (from fancied resemblance to some muscles), equiv. to mūs mouse + -culus -cle1]Beispielsätze mit
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Britisches Englisch: muscle
/ˈmʌsl/ NOUN
Your muscles are the parts inside your body that connect your bones, and that help you to move.
Exercise helps to keep your muscles strong.
- Amerikanisches Englisch: muscle /ˈmʌsəl/
- Arabisch: عَضَلَةٌ
- Brasilianisches Portugiesisch: músculo
- Chinesisch: 肌肉
- Kroatisch: mišić
- Tschechisch: sval
- Dänisch: muskel
- Niederländisch: spier
- Europäisches Spanisch: músculo
- Finnisch: lihas
- Französisch: muscle
- Deutsch: Muskel
- Griechisch: μυς
- Italienisch: muscolo
- Japanisch: 筋肉
- Koreanisch: 근육
- Norwegisch: muskel
- Polnisch: mięsień
- Europäisches Portugiesisch: músculo
- Rumänisch: mușchi
- Russisch: мышца
- Spanisch: músculo
- Schwedisch: muskel
- Thai: กล้ามเนื้อ
- Türkisch: kas
- Ukrainisch: м'яз
- Vietnamesisch: cơ bắp
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