plural delts
informal
: a large muscle of the shoulder : deltoid
—usually plural
They ought to forget about their lats and delts for a minute and start beefing up the body politic.—
Herbert Muschamp
Herbert MuschampRemember those great old "Saturday Night Live" bits about the … bodybuilders who kept offering to "pump you up" while flexing the delts of their bulbous foam rubber muscle suits?—Walter Kirn
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Reverse Flies Reverse flies pack a punch for your upper back (rhomboids and traps) and your rear delts.
—Leoni Jesner, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Spain was delt a major blow at halftime when one of its most important players, Manchester City midfielder Rodri, was forced off through injury.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 July 2024
More specifically, upper-body pull moves often work the lats (your broadest back muscle), traps (upper back and neck muscles), rear delts (a shoulder muscle), and rhomboids (upper back muscles), Williams says.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 25 Apr. 2024
The Right to Bare Arms Glorious biceps and delts reigned, not just to stay cool (literally and figuratively) but also to communicate themes.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2023
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Leoni Jesner, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Spain was delt a major blow at halftime when one of its most important players, Manchester City midfielder Rodri, was forced off through injury.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 July 2024
More specifically, upper-body pull moves often work the lats (your broadest back muscle), traps (upper back and neck muscles), rear delts (a shoulder muscle), and rhomboids (upper back muscles), Williams says.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 25 Apr. 2024
The Right to Bare Arms Glorious biceps and delts reigned, not just to stay cool (literally and figuratively) but also to communicate themes.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2023
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“Delt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delt. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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