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ones a verb, the other is an adjective Do I graduate??

ActiveAndFit saidones a verb, the other is an adjective Do I graduate??

ROFL!

ActiveAndFit saidones a verb, the other is an adjective Do I graduate??

Um, they're both adjectives commonly, though I suppose you could use "muscled" as a verb, as in, "He muscled his way through the dense crowd", but that's not the sense of the word he intended.

Go clap erasers.

jprichva saidUm, they're both adjectives commonly, though I suppose you could use "muscled" as a verb, as in, "He muscled his way through the dense crowd", but that's not the sense of the word he intended.

Go clap erasers.

I was never known for being common, but hey, I don't write the dictionary, I just read it (and cut and paste it).

mus·cle (msl)
n.
1. A tissue composed of fibers capable of contracting to effect bodily movement.
2. A contractile organ consisting of a special bundle of muscle tissue, which moves a particular bone, part, or substance of the body: the heart muscle; the muscles of the arm.
3. Muscular strength: enough muscle to be a high jumper.
4. Informal Power or authority: put some muscle into law enforcement.
v. mus·cled, mus·cling, mus·cles Informal
v.intr.
To make one's way by or as if by force: muscled into the conversation.
v.tr.
To move or force with strength: muscled legislation through Congress.

The well-muscled man muscled his way through the muscular crowd, muscling the courage to talk to the thick-muscled muscle who guarded the door.

a high school diploma?

VineyardHmo saida high school diploma?

Certainly! does it come with a kiss?

Funny.

mickeytopogigio saidThe well-muscled man muscled his way through the muscular crowd, muscling the courage to talk to the thick-muscled muscle who guarded the door.

Well said Dr. Thuess.

mickeytopogigio saidThe well-muscled man muscled his way through the muscular crowd, muscling the courage to talk to the thick-muscled muscle who guarded the door.

muscling? the more accurate word here would be mustering.
to muster is defined as the act of assembling.
you would assemble courage, not muscle it.

all your other uses are, although considered informal, technically correct.
even your use of hyphens is correct!

kudos.

Thanks!

archy is impressed that you could hold the shift key down and stamp on the question mark. his head hurts from typing this.

mickeytopogigio saidThanks!

archy is impressed that you could hold the shift key down and stamp on the question mark. his head hurts from typing this.

now mehitabel dont be snarky
apostrophes require shift buttons too ya know

hmm, apostrophes don't require shift for me, maybe you have an odd keyboard, exclamations points do though, see !!!

just playing,

hugs

muscular and muscled may have different definitions, but the use of the two words are generally interchangeable on this site, ie.. "I want a muscular man" is same as "I want a muscled man" It can be fun to get technical and watch reactions tough

MisterT saidhmm, apostrophes don't require shift for me, maybe you have an odd keyboard, exclamations points do though, see !!!

archy still types on an old remington manual typewriter

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