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muscle
  1. (uncountable) A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
  2. (countable) An organ composed of muscle tissue.
  3. (plural) A well-developed physique, in which the muscles are enlarged from exercise.
  4. (uncountable, figuratively) Strength, force.
  5. (uncountable, figuratively) Hired strongmen or bodyguards.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “Strength training helps to build muscle.”
      “But we've got to fight with our muscle and our brain, and do it in a smart way.”
      “He added that countries needed to put their political muscle behind these health improvement measures.”
muscledom
  1. The state of being very muscular; condition of possessing well-developed muscles.
  2. The collective field and sport of physical culture, including bodybuilding.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The resulting feud between Hoffman and the Weiders, where money, power, and ego were at stake, consumed about two decades, as both parties vied for control of muscledom.”
musculature
  1. The collection of all muscles in a single body or in a single organ.
  2. The structural configuration of muscle in a body or organ.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Although he followed the form of the drawing the inker took liberties with the face and the musculature.”
      “The limbs and appendicular musculature of tetrapods are a further elaboration of the non-axial musculature.”
      “His use of a wide-angle lens facilitated deep focus for faces and musculature, allowing him to render iconic, nearly sculptural images of beauty.”
muscularity
  1. musculature
  2. (bodybuilding) The degree to which the muscles in a body part are developed.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Men should remember that muscularity is not masculinity and that self-esteem is not built on a six-pack of abdominal muscles.”
      “As a competitor, my job is to build the most muscular body possible, and that means I need both overall muscle mass and individual muscularity.”
      “Absolutely, and measuring the hips actually measures the gluteal muscles in a way, so it might be a surrogate measure of muscularity.”
muscleman
  1. A bodyguard.
  2. (bodybuilding) A man with developed muscles.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The muscleman effortlessly lifted the heavy weight above his head at the gym.”
      “But interestingly enough, he is the very human core to the film, a strong, faithful muscleman whose basic needs match his simpleton intellect.”
      “First appearing on screen in 1918, Tarzan was the original Hollywood muscleman.”
muscling
  1. muscles in the body, meant collectively
  2. the process of muscle formation or growth
musculation
  1. (anatomy) The muscular system of an animal, or of any of its parts.
musculamine
  1. (biochemistry) A substance isolated from muscle, later identified as spermine.
muscularization
  1. An increase in the size and function of the muscles.
musculotendon
  1. (anatomy) A tendon together with its attached muscle.
musclemanship
  1. the state or condition of a muscleman
musculosity
  1. (rare) muscularity
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The other physical differentiations are also biologically determined such as musculosity, height, weight, bodily structure, pelvis, broad hips and things and so on.”
muscularness
  1. (rare) muscularity
musculotendons
  1. plural of musculotendon
musculations
  1. plural of musculation
musculatures
muscularities
musclemen
  1. plural of muscleman
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Finding it difficult to recover the loans, many firms and banks have been taking the help of musclemen.”
      “The point is the musclemen of that era thought more about the totality of their physiques than bodybuilders do today.”
      “Part of the Indian political system is controlled by musclemen, crooked corporate chieftains and other scoundrels.”
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