What is the meaning of the word "muscle"?

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  1. a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard copy to clipboard noun
    • The drug lord had muscleman as protection. copy to clipboard
  2. authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way) copy to clipboard noun
    • the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign copy to clipboard
  3. make one's way by force copy to clipboard verb
    • Ignoring protests, they muscled their way into the office. copy to clipboard

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