Muscle Definition–noun | 1. | a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. | | 2. | an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a particular movement. | | 3. | muscular strength; brawn: It will take a great deal of muscle to move this box. | | 4. | power or force, esp. of a coercive nature: They put muscle into their policy and sent the marines. | | 6. | Slang. | a. | a hired thug or thugs. | | b. | a bodyguard or bodyguards: a gangster protected by muscle. | | | 7. | a necessary or fundamental thing, quality, etc.: The editor cut the muscle from the article. |
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–verb (used with object) | 8. | Informal. to force or compel others to make way for: He muscled his way into the conversation. | | 9. | to make more muscular: The dancing lessons muscled her legs. | | 10. | to strengthen or toughen; put muscle into. | | 11. | Informal. to accomplish by muscular force: to muscle the partition into place. | | 12. | Informal. to force or compel, as by threats, promises, influence, or the like: to muscle a bill through Congress. | –verb (used without object) | 13. | Informal. to make one's way by force or fraud (often fol. by in or into). | –adjective | 14. | Informal. (of a machine, engine, or vehicle) being very powerful or capable of high-speed performance: a muscle power saw. | |
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Car Definition–noun | 2. | a vehicle running on rails, as a streetcar or railroad car. | | 3. | the part of an elevator, balloon, modern airship, etc., that carries the passengers, freight, etc. | | 4. | British Dialect. any wheeled vehicle, as a farm cart or wagon. | | 5. | Literary. a chariot, as of war or triumph. | | 6. | Archaic. cart; carriage. | |
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