muscle

Meaning

Noun

1. A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
2. An organ composed of muscle tissue.
3. A well-developed physique, in which the muscles are enlarged from exercise.
4. Strength, force.
5. Hired strongmen or bodyguards.

Verb

1. To use force to make progress, especially physical force.
2. To move forcefully or with great strength.

Synonyms

sinew

tendon

flesh

🥩

musculus

brawn

vein

meat

🥩

muscularity

muscular

strength

ligament

brawniness

heftiness

force

forcefulness

muscular tissue

muscleman

artery

interlope

intrude

invade

irrupt

lean

magnitude

material

member

muscles

obtrude

penetrate

potency

power

powerfulness

pulse

push

raid

skin

squeeze

substance

suspensory

track

trespass

vehemence

wedge

musculus popliteus

popliteal muscle

bull through

obtrude upon

piece of meat

crack

violence

edge up

shoulder in

western lowland gorilla

myon

arm

head cheese

barge

biceps

break in

cockle

complexion

conch

edge in

encroach

fiber

fishing line

flexor

footstep

form

gorilla

🦍

grain

hardiness

infiltrate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʌ.səl/

Etymology

From Middle English muscle, muscule, muskylle, and in part from Middle French muscle, from Latin mūsculus (“a muscle”, literally “little mouse”) because of the mouselike appearance of some muscles, from mūs (“mouse”). Doublet of mussel. More at mouse.