Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun muscle

5 senses of muscle

Sense 1
muscle, musculus -- (one of the contractile organs of the body)
       => contractile organ, contractor -- (a bodily organ that contracts)

Sense 2
muscle, muscular tissue -- (animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells)
       => animal tissue -- (the tissue in the bodies of animals)

Sense 3
muscleman, muscle -- (a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him")
       => bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo -- (a cruel and brutal fellow)

Sense 4
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")
       => authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so -- (the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state")

Sense 5
brawn, brawniness, muscle, muscularity, sinew, heftiness -- (possessing muscular strength)
       => strength -- (the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb muscle

1 sense of muscle

Sense 1
muscle -- (make one's way by force; "He muscled his way into the office")
       => pass, go through, go across -- (go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind")