noun
- One of the contractile organs of the body.
- synonyms: musculus
- Animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells.
- synonyms: muscular tissue
- A bully employed as a thug or bodyguard.
- usage: "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"
- synonyms: muscleman
- Authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way. )
- usage: "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"
- Possessing muscular strength.
- synonyms: brawn, brawniness, muscularity, sinew, heftiness
verb
- Make one's way by force.
- usage: "He muscled his way into the office"
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