muscle in on en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) To interfere with, or intrude on something forcibly.
The Russian Mafia did not take too kindly to a Westerner muscling in on their market, and so decided to send a little message.
2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, page 29:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| muscling in on | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| muscles in on | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| muscled in on | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| muscled in on | Tense=Past | lexicographic |