muscle | Definition of muscle

muscle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of muscle

1 to cause (a person) to give in to pressure

he was muscled out of command by his opponents at military headquarters

Synonyms of muscle

blackjack, coerce, compel, constrain, dragoon, drive, force, impel, impress, make, obligate, oblige, press, pressure, sandbag

Words Related to muscle

browbeat, bulldoze, bully, cow, hector, intimidate

blackmail, high-pressure, menace, shame, terrorize, threaten

badger, harass, hound

Phrases Synonymous with muscle

twist one's arm

Near Antonyms of muscle

allow, let, permit

argue, convince, induce, move, persuade, prevail (on or upon), satisfy, talk (into), win (over)

2 to force one's way

muscling straight through the packed crowd of people waiting to board the ship

Synonyms of muscle

bore, bull, bulldoze, crash, elbow, jam, jostle, press, push, shoulder, squeeze

Words Related to muscle

ram, shove, thrust