muscle

muscle
noun
ADJECTIVE
hard, powerful, strong
taut, tense, tight
relaxed
smooth
lean, ripped, toned
bulging, rippling
cramped

I walked up and down the aisle to stretch my cramped muscles.

pulled, strained, torn
aching, sore, stiff, tired
abdominal, arm, calf, facial, heart, thigh, etc.
skeletal
VERB + MUSCLE
clench, contract, flex, pump, squeeze, tense, tighten

He flexed his muscles, then set off to run.

loosen, relax

Learn how to relax tense muscles.

control
soothe
stretch
exercise, train, use, work
build, gain, strengthen, tone

diet supplements to build muscle

sculpt

Lifting weights sculpts muscle.

damage, exhaust, fatigue, injure, overload, weaken
pull, strain, tear

I laughed so hard I almost pulled a muscle.

knead, massage
activate, stimulate
paralyse/paralyze
MUSCLE + VERB
ache, burn, hurt
cramp
strain
clench, contract, flex, stiffen, tense, tighten
go limp, loosen, relax, slacken
stretch
quiver, ripple, tremble, twitch

His muscles rippled beneath his T-shirt as he worked.

bulge
move, work
control sth

the muscles controlling speech production

protest, scream

Suddenly my sore muscles protested and I let out a groan.

MUSCLE + NOUN
cell, fibre/fiber, tissue
mass
group
function
activity
ache, cramp, damage, disease, fatigue, pain, paralysis, soreness, stiffness, strain, weakness
loss, wasting
contraction, relaxation, spasm, tension, twitch
definition, tone
size
endurance, strength
repair
gain, growth
building
builder
boy, man (usually muscleman), mary (BrE, informal)
shirt (AmE), tee (AmE), T-shirt
PREPOSITION
muscle in

The muscles in my face tensed.


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