Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

muscle up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables: mus-cle- up
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To train the muscles for increased size and strength.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To force one's way into or through.

Intransitive verb

verb

To make stronger or more powerful.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"We spent the summer trying to muscle up for football next term."
"There are only about ten tables, so you'll probably have to wait — or just muscle up to the bar like everyone else."
"Churchill had again thwarted the American impulse to muscle up in the Pacific theater at the expense of the Atlantic[…]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

muscles up (present, singular) muscling up (participle, present) muscled up (participle, past) muscled up (past)

Questions

What does muscle up mean?: To train the muscles for increased size and strength.

How to pronounce muscle up

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