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| muscle |
| 1. spier |
| Engels > Engels |
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| muscle |
| 1. n. A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement. |
| Muscle consists largely of actin and myosin filaments. |
| 2. n. An organ composed of muscle tissue. |
| 3. n. (usually plural) A well-developed physique, in which the muscles are enlarged from exercise. |
| 4. n. (figurative) Strength, force. |
| 5. n. (figurative) Hired strongmen or bodyguards. |
| 6. v. To use force to make progress, especially physical force. |
| He muscled his way through the crowd. |
| Nederlands > Engels |
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| spier |
| 1. n-f. (topics, Body parts) muscle (contractile tissue) |
| 2. n-f. spar (pole) |
| 3. n-n. (topics, Body parts) dated the collective of muscles |
| 4. n-n. (obsolete) poultry, white meat, the whitish meat of fowl |
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