"muscle up" meaning in English

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        "To train the muscles for increased size and strength."
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        "(transitive, intransitive) To train the muscles for increased size and strength."
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          "sense": "to train the muscles for increased size and strength",
          "word": "se muscler"
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          "sense": "to train the muscles for increased size and strength",
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        "To force one's way into or through."
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        "(intransitive) To force one's way into or through."
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        "(transitive, intransitive, figuratively) To make stronger or more powerful."
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      "sense": "to train the muscles for increased size and strength",
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