MUSCLE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • muscular strength
   Synonym(s)
   • brawn (what does brawn mean?)
   • sinew (what does sinew mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) muscle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • strength (what does strength mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • muscle (what does muscle mean?)
2. Meaning
   • authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign
   Hypernyms(s) muscle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • authority (what does authority mean?)
   • authorization (what does authorization mean?)
   • authorisation (what does authorisation mean?)
   • dominance (what does dominance mean?)
   • say-so (what does say-so mean?)
3. Meaning
   • animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
   Synonym(s)
   • muscular tissue (what does muscular tissue mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) muscle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • animal tissue (what does animal tissue mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • striated muscle tissue (what does striated muscle tissue mean?)
   • cardiac muscle (what does cardiac muscle mean?)
   • heart muscle (what does heart muscle mean?)
   • smooth muscle (what does smooth muscle mean?)
4. Meaning
   • one of the contractile organs of the body
   Synonym(s)
   • musculus (what does musculus mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) muscle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • contractile organ (what does contractile organ mean?)
   • contractor (what does contractor mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • skeletal muscle (what does skeletal muscle mean?)
   • striated muscle (what does striated muscle mean?)
   • pronator (what does pronator mean?)
   • supinator (what does supinator mean?)
   • antagonistic muscle (what does antagonistic muscle mean?)
   • ocular muscle (what does ocular muscle mean?)
   • eye muscle (what does eye muscle mean?)
   • rectus (what does rectus mean?)
   • smooth muscle (what does smooth muscle mean?)
   • involuntary muscle (what does involuntary muscle mean?)
   • sphincter (what does sphincter mean?)
   • anatomical sphincter (what does anatomical sphincter mean?)
   • sphincter muscle (what does sphincter muscle mean?)
   • tensor (what does tensor mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
   Synonym(s)
   • muscleman (what does muscleman mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the druglord had his muscleman to protect him
   Hypernyms(s) muscle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bully (what does bully mean?)
   • tough (what does tough mean?)
   • hooligan (what does hooligan mean?)
   • ruffian (what does ruffian mean?)
   • roughneck (what does roughneck mean?)
   • rowdy (what does rowdy mean?)
   • yob (what does yob mean?)
   • yobo (what does yobo mean?)
   • yobbo (what does yobbo mean?)

MUSCLE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make one’’s way by force
   Usage Example(s)
   • He muscled his way into the office
   Hypernyms(s) muscle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pass (what does pass mean?)
   • go through (what does go through mean?)
   • go across (what does go across mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • brawn (what does brawn mean?)
   • muscle (what does muscle mean?)
   • sinew (what does sinew mean?)