muscle

English Thesaurus

1. possessing muscular strength (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	strength,
definition	:	the property of being physically or mentally strong (noun.attribute)

2. authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way) (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	authorisation, authority, authorization, dominance, potency, say-so,
definition	:	the power or right to give orders or make decisions (noun.attribute)

3. animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells (noun.body)

hypernym	:	animal tissue,
definition	:	the tissue in the bodies of animals (noun.body)

hyponym	:	striated muscle tissue,
definition	:	muscle tissue characterized by transverse stripes (noun.body)

hyponym	:	cardiac muscle, heart muscle,
definition	:	the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction (noun.body)

hyponym	:	smooth muscle,
definition	:	muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets (noun.body)

part meronym	:	muscle system, muscular structure, musculature,
definition	:	the muscular system of an organism (noun.body)

domain member category	:	tone, tonicity, tonus,
definition	:	the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli (noun.state)

4. one of the contractile organs of the body (noun.body)

hypernym	:	contractile organ, contractor,
definition	:	a bodily organ that contracts (noun.body)

hyponym	:	skeletal muscle, striated muscle,
definition	:	a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes (noun.body)

hyponym	:	pronator,
definition	:	a muscle that produces or assists in pronation (noun.body)

hyponym	:	supinator,
definition	:	a muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination (noun.body)

hyponym	:	levator,
definition	:	a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip) (noun.body)

hyponym	:	antagonistic muscle,
definition	:	(physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another (noun.body)

hyponym	:	eye muscle, ocular muscle,
definition	:	one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball (noun.body)

hyponym	:	rectus,
definition	:	any of various straight muscles (noun.body)

hyponym	:	involuntary muscle, smooth muscle,
definition	:	a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart) (noun.body)

hyponym	:	anatomical sphincter, sphincter, sphincter muscle,
definition	:	a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening (noun.body)

hyponym	:	tensor,
definition	:	any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm (noun.body)

part holonym	:	muscle cell, muscle fiber, muscle fibre,
definition	:	an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body (noun.body)

5. a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard (noun.person)

hypernym	:	bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo,
definition	:	a cruel and brutal fellow (noun.person)

6. make one's way by force (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	go across, go through, pass,
definition	:	go across or through (verb.motion)

7. possessing muscular strength (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	muscle,
definition	:	make one's way by force (verb.motion)

derivation	:	mesomorphic, muscular,
definition	:	having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer (adj.all)

derivation	:	brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy,
definition	:	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful (adj.all)

8. animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells (noun.body)

derivation	:	muscular,
definition	:	of or relating to or consisting of muscle (adj.pert)

9. make one's way by force (verb.motion)

derivation	:	brawn, brawniness, heftiness, muscle, muscularity, sinew,
definition	:	possessing muscular strength (noun.attribute)

10. possessing muscular strength (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	muscle,
definition	:	make one's way by force (verb.motion)

derivation	:	mesomorphic, muscular,
definition	:	having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer (adj.all)

derivation	:	brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy,
definition	:	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful (adj.all)

11. animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells (noun.body)

derivation	:	muscular,
definition	:	of or relating to or consisting of muscle (adj.pert)

12. make one's way by force (verb.motion)

derivation	:	brawn, brawniness, heftiness, muscle, muscularity, sinew,
definition	:	possessing muscular strength (noun.attribute)