muscle
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muscle englanniksi
A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
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(RQ:Grew Cosmologia Sacra)
An organ composed of muscle tissue.
(RQ:Grey Riders of the Purple Sage)
(RQ:Orwell Animal Farm)
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.
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.
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1985 — Parkin|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.
''He muscled his way through the crowd.''
1988, Steve Holman, "Christian Conquers Columbus", ''Man (magazine)|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.
{{quote-book|ca|year=2000|author=Francesc Serés|title=Els ventres de la terra|publisher=Columna|page=41
muscle (contractile tissue, strength)
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