muscle-boundadj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌslbaʊnd/, U.S.

/ˈməs(ə)lˌbaʊn(d)/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: muscle n., bound adj.²

Etymology: < muscle n. + bound adj.²

Having prominent or overdeveloped muscles, esp. as a result of too much exercise or training. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [adjective] > stiff > and enlarged

muscle-bound1879

1879 W. Blaikie How to get Strong i. 18 Scarce any man grows earlier muscle-bound [than the coal-heaver], for few backs do so much hard work.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 8 June 9/2 I have met many cases where an unintelligent use of such exercises has..so thickened the muscles as to lead to the condition known as being ‘muscle-bound’.

1946 R. G. Collingwood Idea of Hist. iv. 189 German historians, muscle-bound in their struggle with the facts.

1958 J. Press Chequer'd Shade i. 14 It is obscure, less because of its vocabulary than because the entire movement of the syntax is rheumatic and muscle-bound.

1973 J. Wambaugh Blue Knight ii. 32 I stopped by the arcade and saw a big muscle-bound fruit hustler standing there.

1992 N. Ryan & J. Jenkins Miracle Man v. 68 Back then it was believed that weight training made you musclebound.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muscle-bound
释义	muscle-boundadj. Brit. /ˈmʌslbaʊnd/, U.S. /ˈməs(ə)lˌbaʊn(d)/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: muscle n., bound adj.² Etymology: < muscle n. + bound adj.² Having prominent or overdeveloped muscles, esp. as a result of too much exercise or training. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [adjective] > stiff > and enlarged muscle-bound1879 1879 W. Blaikie How to get Strong i. 18 Scarce any man grows earlier muscle-bound [than the coal-heaver], for few backs do so much hard work. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 8 June 9/2 I have met many cases where an unintelligent use of such exercises has..so thickened the muscles as to lead to the condition known as being ‘muscle-bound’. 1946 R. G. Collingwood Idea of Hist. iv. 189 German historians, muscle-bound in their struggle with the facts. 1958 J. Press Chequer'd Shade i. 14 It is obscure, less because of its vocabulary than because the entire movement of the syntax is rheumatic and muscle-bound. 1973 J. Wambaugh Blue Knight ii. 32 I stopped by the arcade and saw a big muscle-bound fruit hustler standing there. 1992 N. Ryan & J. Jenkins Miracle Man v. 68 Back then it was believed that weight training made you musclebound. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1879
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