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brawn B0461400 (brôn)n.1. Solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs.2. Muscular strength and power.3. Chiefly British The meat of a boar.4. Headcheese.
[Middle English, muscle, from Old French braon, meat, of Germanic origin; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]brawn (brɔːn) n1. strong well-developed muscles2. physical strength, esp as opposed to intelligence3. (Cookery) Brit a seasoned jellied loaf made from the head and sometimes the feet of a pig or calf[C14: from Old French braon slice of meat, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German brāto, Old English brǣd flesh]brawn (brɔn)
n. 1. strong, well-developed muscles. 2. muscular strength. 3. Chiefly Brit. a. a boar's or pig's flesh, esp. when pickled. b. headcheese. [1275–1325; Middle English brawne < Old French braon slice of flesh < Germanic] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | brawn - possessing muscular strengthbrawniness, heftiness, muscularity, sinew, musclestrength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength" |
brawnnoun muscle, might, power, strength, muscles, beef (informal), flesh, vigour, robustness, muscularity, beefiness (informal), brawniness He's got plenty of brains as well as brawn.brawnnoun1. Solid and well-developed muscles:bulk, muscularity.Informal: beef.2. The state or quality of being physically strong:might, muscle, potence, potency, power, powerfulness, puissance, sinew, strength, thew (often used in plural).Translationsbrawn (broːn) noun muscle or physical strength. 肌力, 體力 膂力ˈbrawny adjective 肌肉發達的 强壮的，肌肉发达的 brawn
all brawn and no brainHaving great power or physical strength but lacking mental acuity or intelligence. He may have been a good football player in high school, but he was all brawn and no brains, so he didn't get into any colleges.See also: all, and, brain, brawn, nobe all brawn and no brain(s)To have great power or physical strength but lack mental acuity or intelligence. He may have been a good football player in high school, but he was all brawn and no brains, so he didn't get into any colleges.See also: all, and, brawn, nobrains and brawnMental acuity or intelligence and great power or physical strength, considered together. Our star football player got into an Ivy League school because he has brains and brawn.See also: and, brain, brawnbrains versus brawnMental acuity or intelligence in contrast to great power or physical strength. This isn't a case of brains versus brawn—you need both intelligence and physical strength in a situation like this.See also: brain, brawn, versusmore with brains than with brawnUsing intelligence rather than physical strength. You're a smart kid, and that's why we need you in the lineup—I think this game will be won more with brains than with brawn.See also: brain, brawn, morebrains and/versus brawn intelligence and/compared with physical strength: In this job you need both brains and brawn.See also: and, brain, brawn, versusbrawn
brawn noun A nonmedical term for muscle, flesh; resolve of will, strength of character.BRAWN
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Synonyms for brawnnoun muscleSynonyms- muscle
- might
- power
- strength
- muscles
- beef
- flesh
- vigour
- robustness
- muscularity
- beefiness
- brawniness
Synonyms for brawnnoun solid and well-developed musclesSynonymsnoun the state or quality of being physically strongSynonyms- might
- muscle
- potence
- potency
- power
- powerfulness
- puissance
- sinew
- strength
- thew
Synonyms for brawnnoun possessing muscular strengthSynonyms- brawniness
- heftiness
- muscularity
- sinew
- muscle
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