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muscle

muscle

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A part of the body that gets shorter to make parts move or stay still
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌsəl/
: músculo
  • I've already sprained a quad muscle, so we're trying to fix that.
  • skeletal muscle
  • muscle contraction
  • muscle strength

This thing will loosen the muscle tension inside of you.

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Examples

  • You can build muscle and or you can lose fat.

  • Your core muscles really need relaxing.

  • So the right side has less muscle mass than the left side.

  • How do you develop muscle strengths in a horse?

  • The way you get healthier and more muscle is not so complicated.

  • They're actually losing more muscle than they are losing fat.

  • We need all of these minerals for our muscles or joints or brain.

  • It is a decrease in muscle mass and function.

  • Almost all children complained of joint or muscle pains due to bad posture at work.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Regular exercise helps to increase muscle strength and endurance.

Synonyms

muscular tissue
vsmuscle
  • Specialized
1 2.9

Tissue made of muscle cells that makes the body move and produce force

is the general term for tissue that contracts to move or hold position

Idioms

1 6.8

To show power to frighten or control others

Compounds

heart muscle
  • Specialized
16 3.5

The part of the heart that makes it beat and forms its walls

muscle spasm
  • Specialized
11 3.4

A sudden tight movement of a muscle that hurts or feels uncomfortable

muscle tone
  • Specialized
9 3.4

A little tightness in resting muscles that keeps them ready to move

A skill that lets you do a movement without thinking after much practice

muscle cell
  • Specialized
7 3.0

A long body cell that makes muscles move by becoming shorter and longer

muscle relaxant
  • Specialized
6 3.7

A drug that makes muscles less tight to reduce pain or spasms

muscle fiber
  • Specialized
5 3.4

A long cell in the body that gets shorter to make the body move

A part of the belly that helps move the body and keep it upright

skeletal muscle
  • Specialized
4 3.8

A body part attached to bones that pulls them to move the body, often with stripes

facial muscle
  • Specialized
4 3.3

A part of the face that moves skin to make expressions

muscle contraction
  • Specialized
3 3.4

A muscle that becomes shorter or tighter and causes movement and tension

A way of training and eating to make muscles bigger and stronger

pectoral muscle
  • Specialized
3 3.9

A large chest muscle that helps move the shoulder and upper arm

eye muscle
  • Specialized
2 3.4

A small body part around the eye that moves the eyeball

2 7.4

People paid to protect or scare others

involuntary muscle
  • Specialized
2 4.2

A muscle in organs like the stomach or bladder that works without you thinking, not the heart

smooth muscle
  • Specialized
2 3.9

Muscle in the walls of organs and blood vessels that works without thinking

love muscle
  • Offensive
2 9.8

A slang name for an upper arm or chest muscle men show off, sometimes meaning a man's penis

cardiac muscle
  • Specialized
1 3.8

Muscle in the heart that contracts regularly to pump blood

1 3.4

A firm muscle with clear shape that comes from regular exercise

sphincter muscle
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A ring of muscle that closes an opening in the body

1 7.2

A thick muscle on each side of the neck that helps you turn and bend your head

intercostal muscle
  • Specialized
1 6.1

Thin bands between the ribs that tighten to help you breathe in

ocular muscle
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A small muscle around the eye that moves the eyeball

cheek muscle
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A part of the face that flattens the cheek and pulls back the corner of the mouth

muscle system
  • Specialized
1 2.6

A group of muscles and other body parts that make the body move

voluntary muscle
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A part of the body you can move when you want that moves bones

striated muscle
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A type of body tissue with light and dark stripes that moves bones when you want

gluteal muscle
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A large muscle at the back of the hip that moves the thigh and forms the buttock

papillary muscle
  • Specialized
1 7.0

Small heart muscle that pulls valves to stop blood flowing back to the upper chambers when the heart beats

deltoid muscle
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A large triangular shoulder muscle that lifts and turns the arm

adductor muscle
  • Specialized
1 5.4

A muscle that pulls a body part toward the middle of the body

trapezius muscle
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A large flat muscle on the upper back and neck that moves the shoulders and arms

gluteus muscle
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A large muscle in the buttock that moves the thigh

extensor muscle
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A muscle that straightens a part of the body when it pulls

glute muscle
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A part of the buttocks that makes the hip and thigh move

A person who exercises to make large, strong muscles

teres muscle
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A small shoulder muscle that helps move and turn the upper arm

1 5.6

Muscle that has visible light and dark bands, like heart and arm muscles

1 9.9

A gay man, often a bodybuilder, with a very large, strong body who likes to show it

smooth muscle cell
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A long thin cell that makes muscle in organs and blood vessels move without you controlling it

abductor muscle
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A muscle that moves a limb or other body part away from the body's middle

flexor muscle
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A muscle that bends a joint, like when you bend your elbow

A person who exercises to build very large, strong muscles

soleus muscle
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A flat part at the back of the lower leg that bends the foot down at the ankle

A powder or drink taken to help muscles grow

1 6.1

A flat deep stomach muscle that helps keep the middle of the body stable

gastrocnemius muscle
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A large muscle at the back of the lower leg that lifts the heel when you stand on tiptoe

retractor muscle
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A muscle that pulls a body part back toward the body

rhomboid muscle
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A muscle in the upper back between the spine and shoulder blade that helps move and hold it

sartorius muscle
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A long thin thigh muscle that helps rotate the leg and cross one leg

muscle sense
  • Specialized
1 6.3

Ability to feel where your body parts are and how they move without looking

teres major muscle
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A muscle in the upper back that moves the arm and turns it inward

temporalis muscle
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A large fan-shaped muscle on the side of the head that helps raise and close the lower jaw

1 5.1

A flat muscle on each side of the stomach that helps twist the body and pull in the waist

antagonistic muscle
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A muscle that works against another to control movement at a joint

lateral rectus muscle
  • Specialized
1 6.4

A muscle on the outer side of the eye that turns the eye outward away from the nose

1 7.2

A thin muscle under the larger chest muscle that moves the shoulder blade down and forward

striated muscle cell
  • Specialized
1 5.4

A long muscle cell with light and dark bands that contracts to make movements you choose

buccinator muscle
  • Specialized
8.4

A thin muscle in the cheek that presses the cheek against the teeth to hold food or help blow air

cowl muscle
  • Specialized
9.6

A flat triangular part at the top of the back that moves and supports the shoulder and arm

depressor muscle
  • Specialized
6.2

A muscle that pulls a part of the body down

A flat slanted muscle on each side of the belly that helps turn and support the upper body

abducens muscle
  • Specialized
8.6

A muscle that moves the eye outward away from the nose

anconeous muscle
  • Specialized
8.6

A small muscle at the back of the elbow that helps straighten the arm

4.8

A muscle that helps turn the shoulder blade and lift the ribs

articular muscle
  • Specialized
7.5

A muscle that attaches to the covering of a joint and helps keep the joint steady

axial muscle
  • Specialized
6.8

A muscle in the trunk or head that moves and supports the spine

8.0

A muscle in the upper back under the trapezius that pulls the shoulder blade toward the spine and slightly up

medial rectus muscle
  • Specialized
5.5

Muscle on the inner side of the eye that moves the eye toward the nose

Molson muscle
  • Canadian
9.9

A round, soft belly that grows from drinking a lot of beer

muscle woman
  • Slang
8.6

A woman paid to protect someone or to scare people

great adductor muscle
  • Specialized
8.0

A large inner thigh muscle that pulls the leg toward the middle of the body and moves it backward

How Big

musculoskeletal system
  • Specialized
1 3.9
muscle system
  • Specialized
1 2.6
muscle
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muscle fiber
  • Specialized
5 3.4

Surface Forms

muscle singular
muscles plural

Etymology

Muscle comes from the old Latin word musculus, which means 'little mouse' because a moving muscle looks like a small mouse under the skin. So a muscle is the body tissue that makes movement or helps you hold a position.