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muscle
English
Etymology
From Middle English muscle, muscule, muskylle, and in part from Middle French muscle, from Latin m?sculus (“a muscle”, literally “little mouse”) because of the mouselike appearance of some muscles, from m?s (“mouse”). Doublet of mussel. More at mouse.
Pronunciation
- enPR: m??s?l, IPA(key): /?m?.s?l/, IPA(key): /?m?.sl?/
- Rhymes: -?s?l
- Homophone: mussel
Noun
muscle (countable and uncountable, plural muscles)
- (uncountable) A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
- Muscle consists largely of actin and myosin filaments.
- Synonym: thew
- (countable) An organ composed of muscle tissue.
- His brow and hair and the palms of his hands were wet, and there was a kind of nervous contraction of his muscles. They seemed to ripple and string tense.
- You, Boxer, the very day that those great muscles of yours lose their power, Jones will sell you to the knacker […]
- (uncountable, usually in the plural) A well-developed physique, in which the muscles are enlarged from exercise.
- 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii
- The fact that I was middle-aged, bald, married, and raising girls instead of chasing them didn't really bother me. Muscles are cool at any age.
- 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii
- (uncountable, figuratively) Strength, force.
- 2010, Adam Quinn, US Foreign Policy in Context, page 81
- The lesson to be drawn from the events of 1914, to Roosevelt's mind, was that civilization needed muscle to defend it, not just solemn words.
- 2013, John D. MacDonald, The Long Lavender Look, page 15
- It was going to take muscle to pluck Miss Agnes out of the canal.
- 2010, Adam Quinn, US Foreign Policy in Context, page 81
- (uncountable, figuratively) Hired strongmen or bodyguards.
- 1985 — Lance Parkin, The Infinity Doctors, p 34
- It was easy enough to dodge him, let him crash into the floorboards. Peltroc knew that his priority was the leader, not the hired muscle.
- 1985 — Lance Parkin, The Infinity Doctors, p 34
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- myology
- myotomy
Verb
muscle (third-person singular simple present muscles, present participle muscling, simple past and past participle muscled)
- To use force to make progress, especially physical force.
- He muscled his way through the crowd.
- 1988, Steve Holman, "Christian Conquers Columbus", Ironman 47 (6): 28-34.
- Hensel and Wilson hit a series of leg shots simultaneously as Christian muscles between them with Quinn right on his heels.
Derived terms
- outmuscle
Translations
Related terms
- mouse
Anagrams
- clumse
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin musculus, doublet of múscul (“muscle”) and musclo (“mussel”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?mus.kl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?mus.kle/
Noun
muscle m (plural muscles)
- shoulder
- Synonym: espatlla
Further reading
- “muscle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “muscle” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “muscle” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “muscle” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Middle French muscle, a borrowing from Latin m?sculus (“a muscle”, literally “little mouse”). See also the inherited doublet moule (“mussel, clam”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /myskl/
Noun
muscle m (plural muscles)
- muscle (contractile tissue, strength)
Verb
muscle
- first-person singular present indicative of muscler
- third-person singular present indicative of muscler
- first-person singular present subjunctive of muscler
- third-person singular present subjunctive of muscler
- second-person singular imperative of muscler
Further reading
- “muscle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin musculus.
Noun
muscle m (plural muscles)
- (anatomy) muscle
Descendants
- French: muscle
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin m?sculus (“a muscle”, literally “little mouse”), from Ancient Greek ??? (mûs, “mouse, muscle, mussel”).
Noun
muscle m (plural muscles)
- (anatomy) muscle
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin m?sculus.
Noun
muscle m (plural muscles)
- muscle
- mussel
Further reading
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, ?ISBN, page 667.
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catastalsis
English
Noun
catastalsis (uncountable)
- (biology) The rhythmic contraction and relaxation of the muscle of the intestines. It resembles ordinary peristalsis but is not preceded by a zone of inhibition.
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