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mus·cle <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/audio.html/ahd4WAV/M0491300/muscles" target="_blank"><img src="http://cache.lexico.com/g/d/speaker.gif" border="0" /></a> Audio Help (mŭs'əl) Pronunciation Key
<!--BOF_HEAD--> n. <!--EOF_HEAD--> <!--BOF_DEF-->- A tissue composed of fibers capable of contracting to effect bodily movement.
- A contractile organ consisting of a special bundle of muscle tissue, which moves a particular bone, part, or substance of the body: the heart muscle; the muscles of the arm.
- Muscular strength: enough muscle to be a high jumper.
- Informal Power or authority: put some muscle into law enforcement.
<!--EOF_DEF--> <!--BOF_HEAD--> v. <!--EOF_HEAD--> <!--BOF_SUBHEAD--> mus·cled, mus·cling, mus·cles Informal
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<!--BOF_HEAD--> v. <!--EOF_HEAD--> <!--BOF_SUBHEAD--> intr.
<!--EOF_SUBHEAD--> <!--BOF_DEF--> To make one's way by or as if by force: muscled into the conversation.
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<!--BOF_HEAD--> v. <!--EOF_HEAD--> <!--BOF_SUBHEAD--> tr.
<!--EOF_SUBHEAD--> <!--BOF_DEF--> To move or force with strength: muscled legislation through Congress.
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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mūsculus, diminutive of mūs, mouse; see mūs- in Indo-European roots.]
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<!--BOF_DEF--> mus'cly adj.<!--EOF_DEF-->
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Edited by nehpyh 29 May `08, 1:38PM
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