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Definition of Muscle
1. Verb. Make one's way by force. "He muscled his way into the office"
2. Noun. One of the contractile organs of the body.
Generic synonyms: Contractile Organ, Contractor
Specialized synonyms: Skeletal Muscle, Striated Muscle, Pronator, Supinator, Levator, Antagonistic Muscle, Eye Muscle, Ocular Muscle, Rectus, Involuntary Muscle, Smooth Muscle, Anatomical Sphincter, Sphincter, Sphincter Muscle, Tensor
Terms within: Muscle Cell, Muscle Fiber, Muscle Fibre
3. Noun. Animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells.
Generic synonyms: Animal Tissue
Specialized synonyms: Striated Muscle Tissue, Cardiac Muscle, Heart Muscle, Smooth Muscle
Group relationships: Muscle System, Muscular Structure, Musculature
Examples of category: Tone, Tonicity, Tonus
Derivative terms: Muscular
4. Noun. A bully employed as a thug or bodyguard. "The drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"
Generic synonyms: Bully, Hooligan, Roughneck, Rowdy, Ruffian, Tough, Yob, Yobbo, Yobo
5. Noun. Authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way). "The senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"
6. Noun. Possessing muscular strength.
Generic synonyms: Strength
Derivative terms: Brawny, Brawny, Muscular, Muscular, Muscular, Sinewy
Definition of Muscle
1. n. An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion.
Definition of Muscle
1. Noun. A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement. ¹
2. Noun. An organ composed of muscle tissue. ¹
3. Noun. (context: uncountable figuratively) Strength. ¹
4. Noun. Hired strongmen or bodyguards. ¹
5. Verb. To use force to make progress, especially physical force. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Muscle
1. to proceed by force [v -CLED, -CLING, -CLES]
Medical Definition of Muscle
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