muster

  • 41muster — /mus teuhr/, v.t. 1. to assemble (troops, a ship s crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge. 2. to gather, summon, rouse (often fol. by up): He mustered all his courage. v.i. 3. to assemble for inspection, service,… …

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  • 42muster — 1 verb 1 muster (up) courage/support/energy etc to try to find as much courage, support etc as you can in order to do something difficult: Finally I mustered up the courage to ask her out. | Senator Newbolt has been trying to muster support for… …

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  • 43Muster — *1. Der ist ein Muster von Ordnung. – Klix, 46. *2. Ein recht muster auff den essigkrug. – Franck, II, 107b. *3. Es ist ein Muster von Hässlichkeit. Holl.: Het is een monster van leelijkheid. (Harrebomée, II, 101b.) [Zusätze und Ergänzungen] 4.… …

    Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • 44muster — Synonyms and related words: accumulate, agenda, agglomerate, aggregate, aggregation, aggroup, amass, assemblage, assemble, assembly, batch, beadroll, beat the drums, bid come, bring together, bugle call, bulk, bunch, bunch together, bunch up,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 45Muster — 1. Archetyp, Entwurf, Modell, Plan, Prototyp, Schablone, Schema, Standard, Vorlage; (bes. Psychol., Soziol.): Pattern; (bildungsspr.): Paradigma. 2. Beispiel, Idealbild, Inbegriff, Leitbild, Urbild, Verkörperung, Vorbild; (bildungsspr.):… …

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  • 46muster — verb 1》 come or bring (troops) together, especially for inspection or in preparation for battle.     ↘(of a group of people) gather together.     ↘Austral./NZ round up (livestock). 2》 summon up (a feeling, attitude, or response). 3》 (muster… …

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  • 47muster — 1. verb 1) they mustered 50,000 troops Syn: assemble, mobilize, rally, raise, summon, gather (together), mass, collect, convene, call up, call to arms, recruit, conscript, draft; archaic levy See note at …

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  • 48muster — mus•ter [[t]ˈmʌs tər[/t]] v. t. 1) to assemble (troops, a ship s crew, etc.), as for battle or inspection 2) to gather or summon (often fol. by up): He mustered all his courage[/ex] 3) to assemble for inspection, service, etc 4) to come together; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 49muster in — verb engage somebody to enter the army • Syn: ↑enlist, ↑draft • Ant: ↑discharge (for: ↑enlist) • Derivationally related forms: ↑draft ( …

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  • 50muster up — verb gather or bring together muster the courage to do something she rallied her intellect Summon all your courage • Syn: ↑muster, ↑rally, ↑summon, ↑come up • Derivation …

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