delt
noun
ˈdelt 
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 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
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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Finally, Cavaliere works the front delt with a stretch front raise performed at an incline. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 12 July 2022 To hit the rear delt, Cavaliere uses the hip hugger, holding a pair of dumbbells at his side and then bringing them up and behind the body, squeezing at the top. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 12 July 2022 Your second superset includes another pulling variation with the dumbbell pullover, which works your lats, pecs, triceps, and abs, followed by the quadruped single-arm rear-delt raise. Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF, 30 Dec. 2021 Grab a set of free weights for a bent-over row, which works the lats, rear delts, and biceps. Leah Prinzivalli, SELF, 27 Sep. 2018 Expect to feel it in your entire abdominal wall, as well as your biceps, pecs, delts, lats, and calves. Meg Lappe, SELF, 3 Oct. 2017 Bent Over Reverse Fly This move engages your rear delts, the muscles at the backs of your shoulders. Hannah Davis, Cosmopolitan, 4 Mar. 2014 So do his triceps, pecs, abs, delts, quads, lats and the other 600 or so muscles of the human body. Jocelyn Noveck, Orange County Register, 23 May 2017 When performed correctly, this exercise is a great back and rear delt builder that is an effective alternative to the row. Jay Willis, GQ, 4 June 2017 See More
Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 12 July 2022 To hit the rear delt, Cavaliere uses the hip hugger, holding a pair of dumbbells at his side and then bringing them up and behind the body, squeezing at the top. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 12 July 2022 Your second superset includes another pulling variation with the dumbbell pullover, which works your lats, pecs, triceps, and abs, followed by the quadruped single-arm rear-delt raise. Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF, 30 Dec. 2021 Grab a set of free weights for a bent-over row, which works the lats, rear delts, and biceps. Leah Prinzivalli, SELF, 27 Sep. 2018 Expect to feel it in your entire abdominal wall, as well as your biceps, pecs, delts, lats, and calves. Meg Lappe, SELF, 3 Oct. 2017 Bent Over Reverse Fly This move engages your rear delts, the muscles at the backs of your shoulders. Hannah Davis, Cosmopolitan, 4 Mar. 2014 So do his triceps, pecs, abs, delts, quads, lats and the other 600 or so muscles of the human body. Jocelyn Noveck, Orange County Register, 23 May 2017 When performed correctly, this exercise is a great back and rear delt builder that is an effective alternative to the row. Jay Willis, GQ, 4 June 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
1976, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
delt
noun
ˈdelt
: deltoid —usually used in plural