Overview of noun muscle

The noun muscle has 5 senses

• muscle, musculus -- (one of the contractile organs of the body)


• muscle, muscular tissue -- (animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells)


• muscleman, muscle -- (a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him")


• muscle -- (authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign")


• brawn, brawniness, muscle, muscularity, sinew, heftiness -- (possessing muscular strength)

Overview of verb muscle

The verb muscle has 1 sense

• muscle -- (make one's way by force; "He muscled his way into the office")