muscle
noun
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Sense 1 noun
one of the contractile organs of the body
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Sense 2 verb
make one's way by force
He muscled his way into the office
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Sense 3 noun
animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
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Sense 4 noun
a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him
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Sense 5 noun
authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign
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Sense 6 noun
possessing muscular strength
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | muscle cell |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | contractile organ |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | skeletal muscle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pronator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | supinator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | levator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | antagonistic muscle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ocular muscle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rectus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | smooth muscle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sphincter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tensor |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | heftiness |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | pass |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | muscular |
| 3 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | tonicity |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | muscular structure |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | animal tissue |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | striated muscle tissue |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cardiac muscle |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | smooth muscle |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | bully |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | potency |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | muscle |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | mesomorphic |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | hefty |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | strength |