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muscle

/məsəl/

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noun
possessing muscular strength
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brawn brawniness heftiness muscularity sinew

type of:
strength
noun
one of the contractile organs of the body
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musculus

type of:
contractor contractile organ
noun
a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
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"the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"

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muscleman

type of:
rowdy yobo bully yobbo yob tough hooligan ruffian roughneck
noun
animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
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muscular tissue

type of:
animal tissue

part of:
muscular structure muscle system musculature
noun
authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
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"the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"

type of:
authorisation authority authorization dominance potency say-so
verb
make one's way by force
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"He muscled his way into the office"

type of:
pass

Examples of muscle

"the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"
"the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"
"He muscled his way into the office"