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Synonyms
mus·cle (mŭśəl)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mūsculus diminutive of mūs, mouse.]

noun 

  1. A tissue composed of fibers capable of contracting to effect bodily movement.
  2. A contractile organ consisting of a special bundle of muscle tissue, which moves a particular bone, part, or substance of the body: the heart muscle; the muscles of the arm.
  3. Muscular strength: enough muscle to be a high jumper.
  4. Informal Power or authority: put some muscle into law enforcement.

verb: -cled, -cling, -cles. 

Informal

intransitive verb 

To make one's way by or as if by force: muscled into the conversation.

transitive verb 

To move or force with strength: muscled legislation through Congress.

derivatives

muścly
adjective