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nounpossessing muscular strength
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nounone of the contractile organs of the body
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"the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"nouna bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
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nounanimal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
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"the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"nounauthority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
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"He muscled his way into the office"verbmake one's way by forcetype of:
Definition that contains muscle
- intercostal muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration
- isometrics muscle-building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change)
- temporalis muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws
- anterior serratus muscle muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage
- flexeril muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury
- temporal muscle muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws
- bay scallop muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops
- musculus serratus anterior muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage
- methocarbamol muscle relaxant for skeletal muscles (trade name Robaxin) used to treat spasms
- smooth muscle muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets