"make a muscle" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: makes a muscle [present, singular, third-person], making a muscle [participle, present], made a muscle [participle, past], made a muscle [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> a muscle}} make a muscle (third-person singular simple present makes a muscle, present participle making a muscle, simple past and past participle made a muscle)
  1. To flex the biceps muscles in the upper arm as a show of muscular strength or development Categories (topical): Bodybuilding Translations (to flex the biceps in the arm as a show of muscular strength or development): prezyć bicepsy (Polish), napinać bicepsy (Polish)

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