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MUSCLE

Definition:

1. [noun] one of the contractile organs of the body
   Synonyms: musculus
   
   
2. [noun] animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
   Synonyms: muscular tissue
   
   
3. [noun] a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the druglord had his muscleman to protect him"
   Synonyms: man
   
   
4. [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"
   
   
5. [noun] muscular strength
   Synonyms: brawn, sinew
   
   
6. [verb] make one's way by force; "He muscled his way into the office"
   
   

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Related Words:

• skeletal muscle, striated muscle
• pronator
• supinator
• antagonistic muscle
• ocular muscle, eye muscle
• rectus
• smooth muscle, involuntary muscle
• sphincter, anatomical sphincter, sphincter muscle
• tensor
• striated muscle tissue
• cardiac muscle, heart muscle
• smooth muscle

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