Definition of Muscle

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Muscle

An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion.

The contractile tissue of which muscles are largely made up.

Muscular strength or development; as, to show one's muscle by lifting a heavy weight.

See Mussel.

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Muscle Quotations

The mind is just another muscle.
Ted Turner

The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue.
Leonardo da Vinci

The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.
Carl Sagan

If you've got a big gut and you start doing sit-ups, you are going to get bigger because you build up the muscle. You've got to get rid of that fat! How do you get rid of fat? By changing your diet.
Jack LaLanne

They thought that athletes that worked out with my system wouldn't be able to throw a ball because they'd be too muscle bound. Those are the misconceptions I had to go through for about 40 years.
Jack LaLanne

I got kicked out of ballet class because I pulled a groin muscle. It wasn't mine.
Rita Rudner

The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens.
Arnold Schwarzenegger

I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It's ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.
Mike Tyson

It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.
Marcus Tullius Cicero

But I work harder now because I have so much more exposure. And actually the harder you work as a writer, the better you get at it. It's like anything else. It's a muscle you have to exercise. I write more now than ever.
Ron White

Muscle Translations

muscle in Danish is muskel
muscle in Dutch is spier
muscle in Finnish is lihas
muscle in French is muscle
muscle in German is Muskel
muscle in Italian is muscolo
muscle in Swedish is muskel

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