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Meaning of 'muscle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Muscle [ n.]
- An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion.
- The contractile tissue of which muscles are largely made up.
- Muscular strength or development; as, to show one's muscle by lifting a heavy weight.
- See Mussel.

Meaning of 'muscle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . muscle [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
Example in sentence:
  • the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him
Meaning (2):
- authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
Example in sentence:
  • the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign
3 . muscle [ v]
Meaning (3):
- make one's way by force
Example in sentence:
  • He muscled his way into the office

Nearby Words:

mus musa musaceous musae musal musang musar musard musca muscadel

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