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Definition muscle in British English

muscle noun

noun
/ˈmʌs(ə)l/
1

a piece of flesh that connects one bone to another and is used for moving a particular part of your body

Example

These exercises are good for your stomach muscles.

Example

He limped out of the game after pulling a muscle .

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abductor abs Achilles tendon
1.1

one of the big lumps that you can see on someone's arms, legs, chest etc that show that they are strong, especially because they do a lot of exercise

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abductor abs Achilles tendon
Example

It's going to take a lot of muscle to lift the fridge.

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strength force energy
Example

military/financial/political muscle

Example

The stars will use their muscle to make the campaign a success.

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leadership power authority
3

men who are employed by someone to protect them or who use force to make other people obey them

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attack dog beefeater bodyguard
Definition muscle in British English