What is another word for muscle?

Common synonyms for muscle include brawn, brawniness, muscularity, sinew, heftiness.

What is the plural of muscle?

The plural of muscle is muscles.

The past tense of muscle is muscled.

Words that rhyme with muscle include russell, hustle, bustle.

noun, as in possessing muscular strength

brawn, brawniness, muscularity, sinew, heftiness

noun, as in one of the contractile organs of the body

musculus

noun, as in animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells

muscular tissue

noun

1

possessing muscular strength

2

one of the contractile organs of the body

3

animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells

4

a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard“the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him”

5

authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)“the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign”

verb

1

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Boris remained dead still, not moving a muscle.Amastan
The brain is the center of every mind, soul, and muscle energy.unknown
A spasm, violent and uncontrollable, stiffened every muscle in his body.Nuel
Johnson flexed his political muscle, strong-arming the other congressmen into signing his proposal.peterius
The vaccine is not injected into the bloodstream, but into the muscle.avayert
Without strong tendons, large muscles are of no use.carlosalberto
Then, she used her hands to apply pressure to the client's muscles.terrynoti
Remember, exercise helps strengthen your muscles and bones.Amastan

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as a noun

as a verb

muscular, strength, contractor, pronator, supinator, levator, bully, tough, hooligan, musclewoman, muscleman, authority, authorization, authorisation, pass