# muscles

Pronunciation: say "MUS-uhlz" /ˈmʌs.əlz/

## Noun

1. Plural of muscle. — plural of muscle
   - Simple: Plural of muscle. Use this form when talking about more than one muscle.
   - _The athlete stretched her muscles carefully before the race._
   - _Cold weather can leave the muscles stiff and slow to respond._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of muscle. — third-person singular simple present indicative of muscle
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of muscle. Use it when one person or thing forces a way through by strength.
   - _The new manager muscles his rivals out of every important meeting._
   - _A bigger company often muscles smaller competitors out of the market._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/muscles (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).