Meaning
A part inside your body that pulls on your bones so you can move.
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Word origin
From Latin musculus, meaning little mouse, because a moving muscle was thought to look like a mouse under the skin.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- musculus
- English cognates
- muscular, mussel
Examples
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Here "muscle" is uncountable; it means muscle in general.
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"To pull a muscle" means to hurt one by stretching it too far.
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The heart is a muscle too.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 23, lesson 7: muscle, confidence, beloved and 7 more words.