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opponent (s) (noun), opponents (pl)
1. Anyone who competes against or fights another person in a contest, game, or in an argument: Mr. Cook, the governor, beat his opponent by a landslide in the recent election.
2. A person who disagrees with or who resists a proposal for some kind of action: The senator was an opponent of the new economic reforms.
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opponent muscle (s) (noun), opponent muscles (pl)
In anatomy, any of several muscles enabling the thumb to be moved toward a finger of the same hand: After slipping and falling on the icy sidewalk, Gary could not use his opponent muscles to move the thumb on his right hand.
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