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muscle
(m/@/s/@/l )

noun (n)

  • one of the contractile organs of the body(noun.body)
    Synonym:
    musculus
    source: wordnet30
  • animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells(noun.body)
    Synonym:
    muscular tissue
    source: wordnet30
  • a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard(noun.person)
    Example:
    The drug lord had his muscleman to protect him.
    Synonym:
    muscleman
    source: wordnet30
  • authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    The senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign.
    source: wordnet30
  • possessing muscular strength(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    brawn, brawniness, heftiness, muscularity, sinew
    source: wordnet30
  • An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • make one's way by force(verb.motion)
    Example:
    He muscled his way into the office.
    source: wordnet30
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