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muscle in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. possessing muscular strength
    brawn  brawniness  muscle  muscularity  sinew  heftiness 
  2. authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
    "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"
    muscle 
  3. one of the contractile organs of the body
    muscle  musculus 
  4. animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
    muscle  muscular tissue 
  5. a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
    "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"
    muscleman  muscle 
verb
  1. make one's way by force
    "He muscled his way into the office"
    muscle 
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