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Synonyms for muscle
Synonyms: Noun
Synonyms: Verb
blackjack, coerce, compel, constrain, dragoon, drive, force, impel, impress, make, obligate, oblige, press, pressure, sandbag
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Examples of muscle in a Sentence
Noun
the muscles of the arm an athlete with bulging muscles He pulled a muscle playing tennis. She has a strained muscle in her back. She started lifting weights to build muscle. She doesn't have the muscle to lift something so heavy.Verb
They muscled the heavy boxes onto the truck. They muscled the furniture up the stairs. He muscled through the crowd. They muscled into line behind us.
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Here are a few good pre-workout options: After a workout Post-exercise, choose a snack rich in both carbs and protein to replenish your glycogen stores and muscles, Jones says. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "Here's What a Healthy Snack Actually Looks Like," 26 Aug. 2019 It was found to have contracting stomach muscles and an X-ray showed a buildup of gas in its intestine together with seagrass clogging its stomach. — Washington Post, "Young dugong dies in Thailand in blow for vulnerable species," 24 Aug. 2019 The dancing, at times, is spectacular, particularly that of the voguer Jason A. Rodriguez, known as Slim Ninja: Radiating limbs transform his torso into a solid stretch of sinew and muscle, making him at once tense, velvety and effortless. — New York Times, "When It Comes to Dance, ‘Pose’ Never Stands Still," 23 Aug. 2019 Ambitious new muscle and buzzy celebrity chefs are already plotting to fill these vacancies. — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, "Flagler Village: New bars, restaurants invade funky Fort Lauderdale village," 23 Aug. 2019 In recent years, products containing CBD, such as oils, have become a popular remedy for common ailments such as aching muscles and anxiety. — Paul Takahashi, Houston Chronicle, "Kroger now selling CBD lotions, oils and creams in Houston," 22 Aug. 2019 Each player has benefited from their second full season in the offseason conditioning program, which has seen the group add weight and muscle. — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, "UCF features a wealth of experience, physicality among the running backs group," 22 Aug. 2019 None are full-time professional drivers, and each brings their own car, creating a mix that includes a Lamborghini Huracán, several drift-happy Nissans, a Ford Mustang and other American muscle, and more. — Alex Davies, WIRED, "Netflix's Hyperdrive Is American Ninja Warrior for Cars," 21 Aug. 2019 Those infected will experience high fever, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, nausea, vomiting, swollen glands, rash, and muscle and joint pains. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, "Former Ski Champion, 36, Dies from Mosquito-Borne Illness While Traveling in Mexico," 21 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Indeed, the main New Zealand side is often defined by a Maori identity that many New Zealanders feel ownership of, from the haka and the sleeve tattoos that adorn muscled forearms to an expansive, fast-paced style of play seen as distinctly Maori. — C.h., The Economist, "Why New Zealand’s other All Blacks matter," 18 July 2019 But in recent years, the mob’s grip on power has loosened after years of racketeering cases, bloody infighting, and powerful new players from Russia and Albania muscling in. — Tim Elfrink, BostonGlobe.com, "An execution looked like a Mafia vendetta. But the man’s son planned the hit, feds say.," 19 June 2019 He's muscled with a six-pack that would make even Nick Scratch jealous, has beautiful brown locks of hair, and trots around town wearing nothing but a loincloth, showing off his blasphemous backside and eventually making his way to Dorian Gray's. — Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue, "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina," 10 Apr. 2019 Then there is the matter of his spot in the rotation, which is why the bulking up has been measured, likely still needing to chase wings as a small forward, but potentially to also to be asked to muscle up against power forwards in the post. — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, "Heat’s Duncan Robinson bulking up more than his statistics," 8 July 2019 Tiger Woods, the 2019 Masters winner and 15-time major champion, wrestled and muscled and grinded his way around the course as can only he, even at 43. — Chuck Culpepper, courant.com, "All these low scores a far cry from the norm at a Pebble Beach US Open," 14 June 2019 Leonard muscled through the contact and made the shot anyway, extending the Raptors’ three-point lead and embodying, for a moment, a teamwide theme: of hard work done simply, of advantages unflashily accrued. — Robert O'connell, The Atlantic, "The Toronto Raptors Were Ready," 14 June 2019 Rookie Dwayne Haskins muscled his way into Joe Theismann’s out-of-circulation No. — Jonathan Jones, SI.com, "NFL Teams Should Uniformly Stop Retiring Jersey Numbers," 4 June 2019 Tolkien’s world is a huge get for Amazon, which is working to grow its customer base as companies like Apple and Disney muscle their way into the streaming video market, especially as HBO’s Game of Thrones just ended. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’s J.A. Bayona will direct Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show," 3 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'muscle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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