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  • 1muscle — mus|cle1 W3S2 [ˈmʌsəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin musculus little mouse, muscle, mussel , from mus mouse ; because a muscle moving looks like a mouse under the skin] 1.) [U and C] one of the pieces of flesh inside your body that… …

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  • 2muscle — mus|cle1 [ mʌsl ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a piece of flesh that connects one bone to another and is used for moving a particular part of your body: These exercises are good for your stomach muscles. pull a muscle (=injure a muscle): He… …

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  • 3muscle — 1 / mVsFl/ noun 1 (C, U) one of the pieces of flesh inside your body that connects your bones together and that you use when you move: The next day the muscles in my arm felt sore. | arm/chest/stomach muscles: bulging chest muscles | pull a… …

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  • 4muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… …

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  • 5Muscle car — This 1966 Pontiac GTO is an example of a classic muscle car Muscle car is a term used to refer to a variety of high performance automobiles.[1] The Merriam Webster definition is more limiting, any of a group of American made 2 door sports coupes… …

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  • 6muscle — mus•cle [[t]ˈmʌs əl[/t]] n. v. cled, cling 1) anat. a tissue composed of elongated cells, the contraction of which produces movement in the body 2) anat. a specific bundle of such tissue 3) muscular strength; brawn 4) power or force, esp. of a… …

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  • 7Muscle hypertrophy — is an increase in the size of muscle cells. It differs from muscle hyperplasia, which is the formation of new muscle cells. Contents 1 Hypertrophy stimuli 1.1 Strength training 1.2 Anaerobic training …

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  • 8List of Ultimate Muscle characters — The following is a list of characters who appear in Yudetamago s manga and anime series Ultimate Muscle/Kinnikuman Nisei. Contents 1 Prologue of a Legend Hercules Factory Arc 2 Legends (Original Muscle League) 3 dMp Arc …

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  • 9Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …

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  • 10heave — v 1. raise, hoist, lift, boost; uprear, upraise, upheave, lever. fling, cast, throw, toss; hurl, sling, catapult, launch; dart, Brit. Sl. bung, fire, shoot, let sail or fly; dash, chuck, pitch, peg, send, Inf. put some oomph into it; All Baseball …

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