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.
| b. | a bodyguard or bodyguards: a gangster protected by muscle. |
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| 7. | a necessary or fundamental thing, quality, etc.: The editor cut the muscle from the article. |
–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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Man Definition–noun | 1. | an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman. |
| 2. | a member of the species Homo sapiens or all the members of this species collectively, without regard to sex: prehistoric man. |
| 3. | the human individual as representing the species, without reference to sex; the human race; humankind: Man hopes for peace, but prepares for war. |
| 4. | a human being; person: to give a man a chance; When the audience smelled the smoke, it was every man for himself. |
| 6. | a male lover or sweetheart. |
| 7. | a male follower or subordinate: the king's men. He's the boss's number one man. |
| 8. | a male employee or representative, esp. of a company or agency: a Secret Service man; a man from the phone company. |
| 9. | a male having qualities considered typical of men or appropriately masculine: Be a man. The army will make a man of you. |
| 13. | an enthusiast or devotee: I like jazz, but I'm essentially a classics man. |
| 14. | Slang. male friend; ally: You're my main man. |
| 15. | a term of familiar address to a man; fellow: Now, now, my good man, please calm down. |
| 16. | Slang. a term of familiar address to a man or a woman: Hey, man, take it easy. |
| 17. | one of the pieces used in playing certain games, as chess or checkers. |
| 18. | History/Historical. a liegeman; vassal. |
| 19. | Obsolete. manly character or courage. |
| 20. | the man, Slang. | a. | a person or group asserting authority or power over another, esp. in a manner experienced as being oppressive, demeaning, or threatening, as an employer, the police, or a dominating racial group. |
| b. | a person or group upon whom one is dependent, as the drug supplier for an addict. |
Also, the Man. |
–verb (used with object) | 21. | to furnish with men, as for service or defense. |
| 22. | to take one's place for service, as at a gun or post: to man the ramparts. |
| 23. | to strengthen, fortify, or brace; steel: to man oneself for the dangers ahead. |
| 24. | Falconry. to accustom (a hawk) to the presence of men. |
–interjection | 25. | Slang. an expression of surprise, enthusiasm, dismay, or other strong feeling: Man, what a ball game! |
—Idioms| 26. | as one man, in complete agreement or accord; unanimously: They arose as one man to protest the verdict. |
| 27. | be one's own man, | a. | to be free from restrictions, control, or dictatorial influence; be independent: Now that he has a business he is his own man. |
| b. | to be in complete command of one's faculties: After a refreshing nap he was again his own man. |
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| 28. | man and boy, ever since childhood: He's been working that farm, man and boy, for more than 50 years. |
| 29. | man's man, a man who exemplifies masculine qualities. |
| 30. | to a man, with no exception; everyone; all: To a man, the members of the team did their best. |
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