plural lats
informal
: a broad, flat muscle of the middle and lower back : latissimus dorsi
—usually plural
… stretch your lats by straightening your arms and slightly rotating your scapulae outward.—
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Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Weathers also does a lot of hanging exercises now, dangling his 230-pound frame from pull-up bars in an effort to alleviate and stretch out his lat.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Lange sustained an avulsion in his right lat during a minor-league game with the Tigers.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Pull upward, squeezing the lat muscle in your upper back at the top.
—Will Stone, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
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Noun
After shoulder surgery in 2023, a full year of rehab in 2024 and a choppy 2025 comeback hampered by ankle tendinitis, a line-drive off his elbow and a lat strain in his back, Woodruff is ready to lead the rotation.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Weathers also does a lot of hanging exercises now, dangling his 230-pound frame from pull-up bars in an effort to alleviate and stretch out his lat.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Lange sustained an avulsion in his right lat during a minor-league game with the Tigers.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Pull upward, squeezing the lat muscle in your upper back at the top.
—Will Stone, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Lat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lat. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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lat
noun
: latissimus dorsi
—usually used in plural
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