ALL meanings of muscle in
mus·cle in
M m - intransitive verb muscle in force one's way in 1
- noun muscle in a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 1
- noun muscle in an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a particular movement. 1
- noun muscle in muscular strength; brawn: It will take a great deal of muscle to move this box. 1
- noun muscle in power or force, especially of a coercive nature: They put muscle into their policy and sent the marines. 1
- noun muscle in lean meat. 1
- noun muscle in Slang. a hired thug or thugs. a bodyguard or bodyguards: a gangster protected by muscle. 1
- noun muscle in a necessary or fundamental thing, quality, etc.: The editor cut the muscle from the article. 1
- verb with object muscle in Informal. to force or compel others to make way for: He muscled his way into the conversation. 1
- verb with object muscle in to make more muscular: The dancing lessons muscled her legs. 1
- verb with object muscle in to strengthen or toughen; put muscle into. 1
- verb with object muscle in Informal. to accomplish by muscular force: to muscle the partition into place. 1
- verb with object muscle in Informal. to force or compel, as by threats, promises, influence, or the like: to muscle a bill through Congress. 1
- verb without object muscle in Informal. to make one's way by force or fraud (often followed by in or into). 1
- adjective muscle in Informal. (of a machine, engine, or vehicle) being very powerful or capable of high-speed performance: a muscle power saw. 1
- phrasal verb muscle in If someone muscles in on something, they force their way into a situation where they have no right to be and where they are not welcome, in order to gain some advantage for themselves. 0