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Muscle-bound Definition & Meaning

muscle-bound
adjective
  1. having stiff muscles as the result of excessive exercise; "he arrived accompanied by two muscle-bound body guards"

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What does muscle-bound mean?
having stiff muscles as the result of excessive exercise; "he arrived accompanied by two muscle-bound body guards"
What part of speech is muscle-bound?
Muscle-bound is an adjective.

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