muscle
A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movementA contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
» The cat didn't move a muscle.
Die Katze bewegte keinen Muskel.
Кошка не шевельнулась ни одним мускулом.
Кошка даже не шелохнулась.
Кот даже не шелохнулся.
Кот не шевельнул ни одним мускулом.
Кіт не поворухнув жодним м'язом.
Meaning
5 senses(uncountable)A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
Muscle consists largely of actin and myosin filaments.
Muskel
мы́шцаmýšca, му́скулmúskul
м'язmʺjaz, му́скулmúskul
animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
(countable)An organ composed of muscle tissue.
Muskel
мы́шцаmýšca, му́скулmúskul
(countable, usually plural, uncountable)A well-developed physique, in which the muscles are enlarged from exercise.
мускулату́раmuskulatúra
мускулату́раmuskulatúra
(figuratively, uncountable)Strength, force.
му́скулmúskul, си́лаsíla
possessing muscular strength
(figuratively, uncountable)Hired strongmen or bodyguards.
Examples
243 sentencesThe cat didn't move a muscle.
Кіт не поворухнув жодним м'язом.
ruКошка не шевельнулась ни одним мускулом.
deDie Katze bewegte keinen Muskel.
Their muscles are stiff.
У них крепатура.
deIhre Muskeln sind steif.
I pulled a muscle.
ruЯ потянул мышцу.
deIch habe mir eine Zerrung zugezogen.
Tom pulled a muscle.
ruТом потянул мышцу.
The heart is a muscle.
ruСердце - это мышца.
deDas Herz ist ein Muskel.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English muscle, muscule, muskylle, and in part from Middle French muscle, fromFrom Middle English muscle, muscule, muskylle, and in part from Middle French muscle, from Latin mūsculus (“a muscle”, literally “little mouse”) because of the mouselike appearance of some muscles, from mūs (“mouse”). Doublet of mussel. More at mouse.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: musclesSynonyms
8 synonyms- animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells:muscular tissue
- one of the contractile organs of the body:musculus
- possessing muscular strength:brawnbrawninessmuscularitysinewheftiness
Word family
51 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable