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Muscle - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Muscle : (noun)
1: one of the contractile organs of the body [syn: musculus]
2: animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
[syn: muscular tissue]
3: a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the druglord had
his muscleman to protect him" [syn: muscleman]
4: authority or power or force (especially when used in a
coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the
party leader to resign"
5: muscular strength [syn: brawn, sinew]
(verb)
1: make one's way by force; "He muscled his way into the
office"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Muscle : \Mus"cle\, n. [F., fr. L. musculus a muscle, a little
mouse, dim. of mus a mouse. See Mouse, and cf. sense 3
(below).]
1. (Anat.)
(a) An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion.
See Illust. of Muscles of the Human Body, in Appendix.
(b) The contractile tissue of which muscles are largely
made up.
Note: Muscles are of two kinds, striated and nonstriated. The
striated muscles, which, in most of the higher animals,
constitute the principal part of the flesh, exclusive
of the fat, are mostly under the control of the will,
or voluntary, and are made up of great numbers of
elongated fibres bound together into bundles and
inclosed in a sheath of connective tissue, the
perimysium. Each fiber is inclosed in a delicate
membrane (the sarcolemma), is made up of alternate
segments of lighter and darker material which give it a
transversely striated appearance, and contains,
scattered through its substance, protoplasmic nuclei,
the so-called muscle corpuscles. The nonstriated
muscles are involuntary. They constitute a large part
of the walls of the alimentary canal, blood vessels,
uterus, and bladder, and are found also in the iris,
skin, etc. They are made up of greatly elongated cells,
usually grouped in bundles or sheets.
2. Muscular strength or development; as, to show one's muscle
by lifting a heavy weight. [Colloq.]
3. [AS. muscle, L. musculus a muscle, mussel. See above.]
(Zo["o]l.) See Mussel.
Muscle curve (Physiol.), contraction curve of a muscle; a
myogram; the curve inscribed, upon a prepared surface, by
means of a myograph when acted upon by a contracting
muscle. The character of the curve represents the extent
of the contraction.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Muscle : Muscle: Muscle is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and
external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart muscle is called "cardiac muscle." Muscle that is in the walls of arteries and bowel is called "smooth
muscle."
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Muscle |
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omona: "I actually think that maybe the girls get botox shots to keep their Muscle tightened" ...wow they're just 20. you should be disgusted. |
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sexbiscuit: @spudcheyne I'm not allowed to drink Muscle Milk. Not muscular enough. Same reason I can't eat Cool Whip. |
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