muscle (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 6 senses of the word *muscle*:
NOUN	body	muscle, musculus	one of the contractile organs of the body
body	muscle, muscular tissue	animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
person	muscle, muscleman	a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
attribute	muscle	authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
attribute	muscle, brawn, brawniness, muscularity, sinew, heftiness	possessing muscular strength
VERB	motion	muscle	make one's way by force

muscle > pronunciation
Sounds	mah'sahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *muscle*: 6 senses > noun 1, body
Meaning	One of the contractile organs of the body.
Synonym	musculus
Parts	muscle cell, muscle fiber, muscle fibre	An elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body
Narrower	antagonistic muscle	(physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another
	levator	A muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)
	ocular muscle, eye muscle	One of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball
	pronator	A muscle that produces or assists in pronation
	rectus	Any of various straight muscles
	skeletal muscle, striated muscle	A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton
	smooth muscle, involuntary muscle	A muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)
	sphincter, anatomical sphincter, sphincter muscle	A ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening
	supinator	A muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination
	tensor	Any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm
Broader	contractile organ, contractor	A bodily organ that contracts
Spanish	músculo
Catalan	múscul
Adjectives	intramuscular	within a muscle
	muscular	of or relating to or consisting of muscle
	musculoskeletal	relating to muscles and skeleton
	neuromuscular	affecting or characteristic of both neural and muscular tissue

English > *muscle*: 6 senses > noun 2, body
Meaning	animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells.
Synonym	muscular tissue
Category of	tonicity, tonus, tone	The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
Part of	muscular structure, musculature, muscle system	The muscular system of an organism
Narrower	cardiac muscle, heart muscle	The muscle tissue of the heart
	smooth muscle	muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope
	striated muscle tissue	muscle tissue characterized by transverse stripes
Broader	animal tissue	The tissue in the bodies of animals
Spanish	músculo, tejido muscular
Catalan	múscul, teixit muscular
Adjectives	muscular	of or relating to or consisting of muscle
Adjectives	myoid	resembling muscle

English > *muscle*: 6 senses > noun 3, person
Meaning	A bully employed as a thug or bodyguard.
Example	"the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"
Synonym	muscleman
Broader	bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo	A cruel and brutal fellow
Spanish	forzudo, gorila, maton, matón
Catalan	forçut, gall, goril·la, perdonavides

English > *muscle*: 6 senses > noun 4, attribute
Meaning	authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way).
Example	"the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"
Broader	authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so	The power or right to give orders or make decisions

English > *muscle*: 6 senses > noun 5, attribute
Meaning	possessing muscular strength.
Synonyms	brawn, brawniness, muscularity, sinew, heftiness
Broader	strength	The property of being physically or mentally strong
Spanish	fuerza muscular, fuerza, músculo, nervio
Catalan	força muscular, múscul
Adjectives	muscular	having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer
Adjectives	muscular	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight
Verbs	muscle	make one's way by force

English > *muscle*: 6 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	make one's way by force.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Example	"He muscled his way into the office"
Broader	pass	go across or through
Nouns	muscle	possessing muscular strength

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