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Used with verbs:
"
He clenched his muscles."
(clenched, flexed, relaxed, tightened, contracted, tensed, loosened)
"
She uses her muscles."
(uses, tones, sculpts, strengthens, exercises, works)
"
I need to build muscle."
(build, gain)
"
He strained a muscle at practice."
(strained, pulled, sprained, damaged, injured, tore)
"
You should stretch your muscles before you work out."
(stretch)
Used with nouns:
"
I have a muscle tear."
(ache, cramp, tear)
"
I want to build muscle mass."
(mass)
"
We are studying muscle cells in biology class."
(cells, tissue, fiber)
"
I've had a lot of muscle pain."
(pain, fatigue, weakness, soreness)
"
She has great muscle tone."
(tone, control, definition)
Used with adjectives:
"
She has lean muscles."
(lean, toned, tense, tight)
"
I have a cramped muscle."
(cramped, pulled, strained, torn)
"
My facial muscles are twitching."
(facial, arm, calf, abdominal)
"
I have sore muscles from working too hard."
(sore, aching, tired, stiff)
"
The body builder has powerful muscles."
(powerful, strong, hard, huge)
