noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ hard , powerful , strong
▪ taut , tense , tight
▪ relaxed
▪ smooth
▪ lean , ripped , toned
▪ bulging , rippling
▪ cramped
▪
I walked up and down the aisle to stretch my cramped ~s.
▪ pulled , strained , torn
▪ aching , sore , stiff , tired
▪ abdominal , arm , calf , facial , heart , thigh , etc.
▪ skeletal
VERB + MUSCLE
▪ clench , contract , flex , pump , squeeze , tense , tighten
▪
He flexed his ~s, then set off to run.
▪ loosen , relax
▪
Learn how to relax tense ~s.
▪ control
▪ soothe
▪ stretch
▪ exercise , train , use , work
▪ build , gain , strengthen , tone
▪
diet supplements to build ~
▪ sculpt
▪
Lifting weights sculpts ~.
▪ damage , exhaust , fatigue , injure , overload , weaken
▪ pull , strain , tear
▪
I laughed so hard I almost pulled a ~.
▪ knead , massage
▪ activate , stimulate
▪ paralyse/paralyze
MUSCLE + VERB
▪ ache , burn , hurt
▪ cramp
▪ strain
▪ clench , contract , flex , stiffen , tense , tighten
▪ go limp , loosen , relax , slacken
▪ stretch
▪ quiver , ripple , tremble , twitch
▪
His ~s rippled beneath his T-shirt as he worked.
▪ bulge
▪ move , work
▪ control sth
▪
the ~s controlling speech production
▪ protest , scream
▪
Suddenly my sore ~s protested and I let out a groan.
MUSCLE + NOUN
▪ cell , fibre/fiber , tissue
▪ mass
▪ group
▪ function
▪ activity
▪ ache , cramp , damage , disease , fatigue , pain , paralysis , soreness , stiffness , strain , weakness
▪ loss , wasting
▪ contraction , relaxation , spasm , tension , twitch
▪ definition , tone
▪ size
▪ endurance , strength
▪ repair
▪ gain , growth
▪ building
▪ builder
▪ boy , man (usually muscleman ) , mary ( BrE , informal )
▪ shirt ( AmE ), tee ( AmE ), T-shirt
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
The ~s in my face tensed.