a piece of body tissue that you make tight and relax in order to move a particular part of the body; the tissue that forms the muscles of the body.

a piece of body tissue that you contract and relax in order to move a particular part of the body; the tissue that forms the muscles of the body.

​to move or move something in a particular direction by using your physical strength. + adv./prep. He tried to muscle to the front of the line, ...

There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun muscle. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

muscle verb NAmE//ˈmʌsl// Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they muscle he / she / it muscles past simple muscled -ing form muscling

muscular · ​relating to the muscles. muscular tension/power/tissue. Topics Bodyc1. Definitions on the go. Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, ...

n. a tissue whose cells have the ability to contract, producing movement or force (see illustration). Muscles possess mechanisms for converting energy.

​(informal, disapproving) to involve yourself in a situation when you have no right to do so, in order to get something for yourself homophones at mussel.

​a muscle that connects different bones and works to make parts of the body like the arms, legs, etc. move. In order to move the body, skeletal muscles are ...

having large strong muscles; a muscular body/build/chest; He was tall, lean, and muscular. See muscular in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.