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make a muscle

make a muscle verb: to flex the biceps muscles in the upper arm as a show of muscular strength or development.

Verb

make a muscle (third-person singular simple present makes a muscle, present participle making a muscle, simple past and past participle made a muscle)

  1. To flex the biceps muscles in the upper arm as a show of muscular strength or development

Forms of make a muscle

third-person singular presentmakes a muscle
present participlemaking a muscle
past participlemade a muscle
pastmade a muscle

Questions about make a muscle

What does make a muscle mean?
Make a muscle means to flex the biceps muscles in the upper arm as a show of muscular strength or development.
What part of speech is make a muscle?
Make a muscle is a verb.
What is the past tense of make a muscle?
The past tense of make a muscle is made a muscle.

Words near make a muscle in the dictionary

  1. make a mockery of
  2. make a monkey of
  3. make a monkey out of
  4. make a mountain out of a molehill
  5. make a move
  6. make a muscle
  7. make a name for oneself
  8. make a night of it
  9. make a noise in the world
  10. make a nuisance of oneself
  11. make a pass

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