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muscle
Found in thesaurus: contractile organ, ruffian, bully, roughneck, yob, rowdy, say-so, dominance, potency, pass, go through
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muscle
n.
contracting body tissue; strength; part of the body that is made up of muscles
v.
exert strength, force one's way
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Muscle
Muscle is a soft tissue found in most animals. Muscle cells contain protein filaments of actin and myosin that slide past one another, producing a contraction that changes both the length and the shape of the cell. Muscles function to produce force and motion. They are primarily responsible for maintaining and changing posture, locomotion, as well as movement of internal organs, such as the contraction of the heart and the movement of food through the digestive system via peristalsis.
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Muscle (disambiguation)
A muscle is a contractile tissue in an animal's body used especially for movement.
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muscle
Noun
1. one of the contractile organs of the body
(synonym) musculus
(hypernym) contractile organ, contractor
(hyponym) skeletal muscle, striated muscle
(part-meronym) muscle cell, muscle fiber, muscle fibre
2. animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
(synonym) muscular tissue
(hypernym) animal tissue
(hyponym) striated muscle tissue
(part-holonym) muscular structure, musculature, muscle system
(class) tonicity, tonus, tone
3. a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the druglord had his muscleman to protect him"
(synonym) muscleman
(hypernym) bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo
4. authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"
(hypernym) authority, authorization, authorisation, dominance, say-so
5. muscular strength
(synonym) brawn, sinew
(hypernym) strength
Verb
1. make one's way by force; "He muscled his way into the office"
(hypernym) pass, go through, go across
(derivation) brawn, sinew
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muscle
nm.
muscle, contracting body tissue, strength, part of the body that is made up of muscles
musclé
adj.
sinewy
muscler
v.
develop the muscles of
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muscle
n.
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