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muscle (EN)
Substantiv, Verb

Substantiv “muscle”

Sg. muscle, Pl. muscles od. unz.
  1. Muskel
    She felt a sharp pain in her leg muscle after running the marathon.
  2. Muskelgewebe
    When you lift weights, you build muscle in your arms and legs.
  3. Kraft
    The company used its financial muscle to buy out its competitor.
  4. Schutztruppe (zur einschüchterung)
    The club owner always had muscle at the door to keep troublemakers out.

Verb “muscle”

Infinitiv muscle; er muscles; Prät. muscled; Part. muscled; Ger. muscling
  1. sich mit körperlicher Kraft durchsetzen
    He had to muscle through the crowd to get inside.