muscle

Meanings

Noun

• one of the contractile organs of the body
• animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
• a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
  • "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"
• authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
  • "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"
• possessing muscular strength

Verb

• make one's way by force
  • "He muscled his way into the office"

Synonyms

brawn, brawniness, heftiness, muscleman, muscular tissue, muscularity, musculus, sinew