without moving a muscle

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• muscle — mus|cle1 W3S2 [ˈmʌsəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin musculus little mouse, muscle, mussel , from mus mouse ; because a muscle moving looks like a mouse under the skin] 1.) [U and C] one of the pieces of flesh inside your body that… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• muscle — [[t]mʌ̱s(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ muscles, muscling, muscled 1) N VAR A muscle is a piece of tissue inside your body which connects two bones and which you use when you make a movement. Keeping your muscles strong and in tone helps you to avoid back problems …   English dictionary

• muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… …   Universalium

• Muscle contraction — See also: Twitch and Tremor Top down view of skeletal muscle Muscle fiber generates tension through the action of actin and myosin cross bridge cycling. While under tension, the muscle may lengthen, shorten, or …   Wikipedia

• move a muscle — {v. phr.} To move even a very little. Used in negative sentences and questions and with if . * /The deer stood without moving a muscle until the hunter was gone./ * /The girls were so startled that they did not move a muscle./ * /You re sitting… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• move a muscle — {v. phr.} To move even a very little. Used in negative sentences and questions and with if . * /The deer stood without moving a muscle until the hunter was gone./ * /The girls were so startled that they did not move a muscle./ * /You re sitting… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• move\ a\ muscle — v. phr. To move even a very little. Used in negative sentences and questions and with if . The deer stood without moving a muscle until the hunter was gone. The girls were so startled that they did not move a muscle. You re sitting right where… …   Словарь американских идиом

• not move a muscle — (not) move a muscle to stay completely still. She sat without moving a muscle as the nurse injected the anaesthetic …   New idioms dictionary

• move a muscle — (not) move a muscle to stay completely still. She sat without moving a muscle as the nurse injected the anaesthetic …   New idioms dictionary

• Muscle — For other uses of Muscle , see Muscle (disambiguation). A top down view of skeletal muscle Muscle (from Latin …   Wikipedia

• Muscle memory — For the term muscle memory as related to strength training, see Muscle memory (strength training). Muscle memory has been used synonymously with motor learning, which is a form of procedural memory that involves consolidating a specific motor… …   Wikipedia