I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
gather/muster/summon your strength (= get enough strength to do something )
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He sat for a couple of minutes, gathering his strength.
summon (up)/muster your courage (= make yourself feel brave )
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Summoning all her courage, she got up to see what the noise was.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
only
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In their second innings Sri Lanka could only muster 256.
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The Cardinals mustered only 52 yards in the fourth game, a 34-20 Cowboys triumph.
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Wilson, however, could only muster a weak shot which Flowers saved by diving to his left.
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This time he mustered only 26 percent, a mere three points more than Buchanan.
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Foulds could only muster single figure totals in the next two as Doherty opened up a 2-1 lead.
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Price powered home on the first count with 465 first preference votes, but Beth mustered only 11.
■ NOUN
army
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They mustered an army at Linlithgow and marched on Edinburgh.
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But although he had mustered a large army the siege went badly for him.
courage
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It had taken the last half-hour to muster the courage to mention the subject yet again.
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That you mustered the courage to come here in the first place-we know how disconcerting this sort of thing is for you.
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He was mustering up the courage to quit when Spider touched him on the shoulder.
majority
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And on the next day the Zuwaya did indeed muster a majority of 117 votes in the first count.
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The president evidently assumes that Labour is likelier to muster a majority in parliament.
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As in the 29 other instances, an attempt by Congress to override the veto failed to muster the required two-thirds majority .
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Last year his supporters tried to get the constitution changed by parliamentary means, but they failed to muster a qualified majority .
percent
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This time he mustered only 26 percent , a mere three points more than Buchanan.
support
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Chandra Shekhar mustered the support of fewer than 60 Janata Dal members.
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The success of any conservation measure is directly dependent on the degree of public opinion mustered to its support .
vote
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The only question is whether opponents can muster enough votes to sustain a promised presidential veto.
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The measure, considered a long-shot bid, failed when the Communists could not muster enough votes to pass it.
■ VERB
fail
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Last year his supporters tried to get the constitution changed by parliamentary means, but they failed to muster a qualified majority.
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The amendment passed the House but failed to muster the required two-thirds vote in the Senate.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Passengers were mustered to the lifeboats.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And on the next day the Zuwaya did indeed muster a majority of 117 votes in the first count.
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But it would have taken more courage than I could muster .
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In their second innings Sri Lanka could only muster 256.
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Mandela mustered encouragement for the refugees, who are mostly Hutu.
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Opera debut as Susanna, mustered a big, bright sound from her very small stature.
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There were two knocks on the door before Graham could muster a reply.
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Though Saskia musters all her forces to stave off adolescence, hormones are against her.
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With more bravery than she had ever mustered before, Louisa retraced her steps.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
pass
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Critically surveying her reflection, she told herself she would pass muster .
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The schools might not have been able to offer courses that would pass muster .
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It may pass muster as television commentary but on the page its studied neutrality rings false.
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When it came to the physical attributes that Fred plainly valued, Lou Spooner passed muster .
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As pitchforks they certainly pass muster .
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Although they hail from Quebec, the hurdy-gurdy of this ensemble is sure to pass muster with the average colonial.
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I thought I would just about pass muster .
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And Mel Gibson does pass muster as a filthy freedom fighter with a talent for decapitation.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Mustering was administered by the counts, who were frequently accused of bribery and coercion in the tally of the muster.
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Although they hail from Quebec, the hurdy-gurdy of this ensemble is sure to pass muster with the average colonial.
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And now that he had his muster here, what would the king do?
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Critically surveying her reflection, she told herself she would pass muster .
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The schools might not have been able to offer courses that would pass muster .
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What did it matter what the Royal Society thought of H-2, if its mechanism did not pass muster with him?
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When it came to the physical attributes that Fred plainly valued, Lou Spooner passed muster .