"muscle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmʌ.səl/, /ˈmʌ.sl̩/ Audio: en-us-muscle.ogg [US] Forms: muscle [singular], muscles [plural]
enPR: mŭʹsəl Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A muscle is a part of the body of a person or animal. It's a part that pulls to make parts of the body move.
    Sense id: simple-muscle-en-noun-qmgTHDuN

Verb

IPA: /ˈmʌ.səl/, /ˈmʌ.sl̩/ Audio: en-us-muscle.ogg [US] Forms: muscle [canonical], muscles [third-person, singular], muscled [past], muscled [past, participle], muscling [present, participle]
enPR: mŭʹsəl Head templates: {{verb|muscl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To muscle is to use strength or muscles to do something. Synonyms: force
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