A certain portion of muscle or muscular tissue, having definite position and relation with surrounding parts, and usually fixed at one or both ends, A part, organ, or tissue, of whatever histological character, which has the property of contractility, and is thus capable of motion in itself, An essential part of something, verb_ make one's way by force, To use force to make progress, especially physical force, intransitive verb_ To make one's way by or as if by force, To move or force with strength