plural delts
informal
: a large muscle of the shoulder : deltoid
—usually plural
Thank your rear delts next time you move your arm backward …—
Beth Ann Mayer
Beth Ann MayerRemember 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, 1 Nov. 2025
These moves—like rows, pull-ups, and deadlifts—naturally recruit backside players like your rear delts, rhomboids, glutes, and hamstrings.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
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, 1 Nov. 2025
These moves—like rows, pull-ups, and deadlifts—naturally recruit backside players like your rear delts, rhomboids, glutes, and hamstrings.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for delt
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“Delt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delt. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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