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muscle
noun- a person or persons using violence and intimidation, usually in the service of another US, 1942
- The big hotels and casinos pay a lot of muscle to make sure the high rollers don’t have even momentary hassles with “undesirables.” — Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, p. 155, 1971
- He ran the troops–period. He was muscle. — Richard Condon, Prizzi’s Honor, p. 191, 1982
- Costello knew that to survive in our world a man had to be versatile, and thus Costello was not without his “muscle.” — Joseph Bonanno, A Man of Honor, p. 147, 1983
- A family deal, it was best to get outside help, scummers with no personal interest, muscle you hired by the pound. — Elmore Leonard, Glitz, p. 238, 1985
- When he lost, he told the bookies to go fuck themselves. What were they gonna do? Muscle Nicky? Nicky was the muscle. — Casino, 1995
- The buttons had driven over from Las Vegas where they worked as freelance muscle. — Stephen Cannell, Big Con, p. 251, 1997
- physical violence US, 1879
- “Who’s behind all the muscle, Mamie?” I was going too fast for her. “Muscle?” she repeated blankly. “Don’t go stupid on me. Who’s roughing up the street this time?” — Rogue for Men, p. 45, June 1956
- “He was a free-lance gun that did muscle for small bookies on bettors who didn’t want to pay off.” — Mickey Spillane, The Snake, p. 11, 1964
- combat troops US
- Finally, with 1st Sergeant Quinton and Lieutenant Walker directly, the “muscle,” or combat platoons, growled into place[.] — Ralph Zumbro, Tank Sergeant, p. 79, 1986
▶ on the muscle- threatening, coercive US, 1859
- You sure get on the muscle easy. I don’t care if you’re union or not, long as you know melons. — Elmore Leonard, Mr. Majestyk, p. 18, 1974
- free, without charge US
- “You know that this time it won’t be on the muscle?” — Irving Shulman, Cry Tough, p. 137, 1949
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