muscles

n. (Slang) men who are hired to intimidate or menace or harm people

n. contracting body tissue; strength; part of the body that is made up of muscles

v. exert strength, force one's way

Muscles may refer to:Muscles, units of the muscular system of the body.Muscles (musician)
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n. sinews, thews

n. muscle, contracting body tissue, strength, part of the body that is made up of muscles

v. develop the muscles of

adj. sinewy

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