Entry Word: muscle

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 muscular strength <I'm going to need someone with real muscle to help me move all this furniture>

Synonyms brawn, main

Related Words force, might, potency, power, puissance, sinew

Near Antonyms impotence, weakness

2 the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task <at the time the military lacked the muscle to fight two wars at once> — see power 2