sinew
/ˈsɪnjuː/
verb
- To strengthen or support something, as if with sinews.
- They sinewed the old bridge with steel cables to make it safe.
- The new funding sinewed the struggling hospital.
- Good leadership sinews the team's resolve.
noun
- A tough, strong band of tissue in the body that connects a muscle to a bone; a tendon.
- The butcher carefully removed the sinew from the meat before cooking.
- The athlete pulled a sinew in his leg during the race.
- Sinews are essential for movement because they transfer the force of muscles to bones.
- The strength or power that supports something, such as a country, organization, or system.
- The volunteers were the sinew of the community relief effort.
- A strong economy is the sinew of a prosperous nation.
- Education and hard work are the sinews of success.