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Synonyms for Muscle (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard):
muscleman

WordNet sense 2 (one of the contractile organs of the body):
musculus

WordNet sense 3 (animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells):
muscular tissue

WordNet sense 4 (possessing muscular strength):
brawn, brawniness, heftiness, muscularity, sinew


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