Muscular VerbsYou may not be old enough to remember the Charles Atlas ads in the back of comic books; nevertheless, you are probably quite familiar with the enduringly popular "before" image of the 98-pound weakling who gets sand kicked in his face. At NIVA, we like to use that image to explain the problem of "weak" versus "muscular" verbs in technical manuals.
The verbs most commonly in need of "building up" (replacement, actually) are the verbs to be, to have, to get,to do, and to make. Many writers rely too heavily on these colourless verbs, when, with a little thought, a more muscular, vivid alternative can easily be found. Furthermore, using a muscular verb often reduces a publication's word count.
Here are some examples drawn from a recent project.
The 98-pound weaklings:
The Charles Atlas alternatives:
The noun 'spasms' is a plural, common, concrete noun, the plural form of the singular noun 'spasm'; a word for an involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement; a word for a thing. The word 'spasms' is also a verb; the third person, singular, present of the verb to spasm.
Your muscular system consists of muscles and tendons, and is what moves your body. Here are some more sentences.I learned all the parts of the muscular system in science class.Your muscular system in needed to help you move.All animals have a muscular system of some sort.
Glucose is used for energy in anaerobic systems related to muscular contraction.
The muscular system is defined as an organ system of cardiac muscles and skeletal smooth muscles. The muscular system allows the body to maintain posture, move, and it circulates the blood through the body.
The noun 'is' is a verb, a form of the verb 'to be'. The verb 'is' functions as an auxiliary verb and a linking verb.
Swoll is slang word that is used as an adjective meaning very muscular. It is not a verb, so it has no past tense.
No, it is a noun (physique) or verb (to move with strength, or slang to force).The adjectives include muscular, muscled, or the very rare form muscly.
exercising. There is only one "c".
more muscular, most muscular
muscular dystrophy poliomyelitis muscular sclerosis
muscular - muskulös
The muscular man looked like he was on steroids. Muscular is an adjective
Muscular dytrophy is not spread it is heriditary.
Muscular.
No, muscular endurance is lost faster.
The noun 'spasms' is a plural, common, concrete noun, the plural form of the singular noun 'spasm'; a word for an involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement; a word for a thing. The word 'spasms' is also a verb; the third person, singular, present of the verb to spasm.
muscular and skeletal