muscle

/mˈʌsəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. one of the contractile organs of the body
2. animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
3. a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
   “the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him”
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”
5. possessing muscular strength

verb

1. make one's way by force
   “He muscled his way into the office”

Synonyms for muscle

• musculus
• muscular tissue
• muscleman
• brawn
• brawniness
• muscularity
• sinew
• heftiness

Words that rhyme with muscle

• hustle
• rustle
• bustle
• tussle
• mussel
• brussel
• bussell
• fussell
• mussell
• nussle
• russel
• trussell