Definition of pec
: pectoral muscle
—usually used in plural
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Ohio State’s Billy Price had surgery after tearing his pec at the combine, and the ailment has opened the door for Iowa’s James Daniels to pass him as the best center in the draft.
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His flowing mane, chiseled visage and perfect pecs have adorned book covers, magazine covers and movie screens.
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Price sustained a torn pec during the Combine, but expects to be ready by training camp. 22.
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The only potential issue regarding the bench press is that Bozeman suffered a strained pec during a recent workout, which has limited him some during the last week or so.
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Ohio State center Billy Price has likely torn a pec after injuring himself at the NFL Scouting Combine Thursday, reports Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer.
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An extensive injury at Texas helped drop Hicks to the third round of the 2015 draft, and his excellent rookie season was derailed by a pec-tendon tear.
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In fact, an ACL tear is more likely to end a career than a pec tear.
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Albert Breer reported a pre-existing pec injury as the reason Hightower failed physicals.
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First Known Use of pec
1944
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Definition of Peć
town in western Kosovo that was the seat of the patriarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Middle Ages population 49,000
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