muster : Idioms & Phrases


Muster book

  • a book in which military forces are registred.
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muster call

  • noun a call of the names of personnel at a military assembly
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Muster file

  • a muster roll.
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muster in

  • verb engage somebody to enter the army
    draft; enlist.
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Muster master

  • (Mil.), one who takes an account of troops, and of their equipment; a mustering officer; an inspector. Eng.
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muster out

  • verb release from military service
    discharge.
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Muster roll

  • noun a list of names of officers and men in a military unit or ship's company
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  • (Mil.), a list or register of all the men in a company, troop, or regiment, present or accounted for on the day of muster.
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muster up

  • verb gather or bring together
    muster; rally; come up; summon.
    • muster the courage to do something
    • she rallied her intellect
    • Summon all your courage
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To muster troops into service

  • (Mil.), to inspect and enter troops on the muster roll of the army.
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To muster troops out of service

  • (Mil.), to register them for final payment and discharge.
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To muster up

  • to gather up; to succeed in obtaining; to obtain with some effort or difficulty.
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To pass muster

  • to pass through a muster or inspection without censure.
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