muscles – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
muscles
n.
(Slang) men who are hired to intimidate or menace or harm people
muscle
n.
contracting body tissue; strength; part of the body that is made up of muscles
v.
exert strength, force one's way
Muscle
Muscle (disambiguation)
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muscle is a contractile tissue in an animal's body used especially for movement.
muscle
Noun
1. one of the contractile organs of the body
(synonym) musculus
(hypernym) contractile organ, contractor
(hyponym) skeletal muscle, striated muscle
(part-meronym) muscle cell, muscle fiber, muscle fibre
2. animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
(synonym) muscular tissue
(hypernym) animal tissue
(hyponym) striated muscle tissue
(part-holonym) muscular structure, musculature, muscle system
(class) tonicity, tonus, tone
3. a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the druglord had his muscleman to protect him"
(synonym) muscleman
(hypernym) bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo
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"
(hypernym) authority, authorization, authorisation, dominance, say-so
5. muscular strength
(synonym) brawn, sinew
(hypernym) strength
Verb
1. make one's way by force; "He muscled his way into the office"
(hypernym) pass, go through, go across
(derivation) brawn, sinew
muscles
nmpl.
sinews, thews
muscle
nm.
muscle, contracting body tissue, strength, part of the body that is made up of muscles
muscler
v.
develop the muscles of
musclé
adj.
sinewy
muscle
n.
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