tricep

noun tri·cep \ ˈtrī-ˌsep \

Definition of tricep

:triceps

And the sad fact is that no amount of tricep dips will do anything to remedy the drooping flesh at the back of the arm when it becomes impervious to exercise.
—Jeannine Stein

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Recent Examples of tricep from the Web

Cederberg was shot in his hip, wrist, tibia, triceps, torso and twice under his arm, the memo said.

— everton bailey jr., OregonLive.com, "New details released of furious Christmas shootout that wounded trooper 12 times," 19 July 2017
Strode’s workout was intense, including an up-tempo set of squats, tricep dips and lunges.

— macaela mackenzie, Allure, "This Pregnant Fitness Blogger Did A Workout While in Labor," 14 July 2017
Someone who can do a lot of push-ups is not going to measurably improve from a very light triceps exercise.

— jenna gallegos, chicagotribune.com, "Brain-training games don't work, a study suggests," 11 July 2017
Someone who can do a lot of push-ups is not going to measurably improve from a very light triceps exercise.

— jenna gallegos, chicagotribune.com, "Brain-training games don't work, a study suggests," 11 July 2017
Someone who can do a lot of push-ups is not going to measurably improve from a very light triceps exercise.

— jenna gallegos, chicagotribune.com, "Brain-training games don't work, a study suggests," 11 July 2017
Someone who can do a lot of push-ups is not going to measurably improve from a very light triceps exercise.

— jenna gallegos, chicagotribune.com, "Brain-training games don't work, a study suggests," 11 July 2017
Someone who can do a lot of push-ups is not going to measurably improve from a very light triceps exercise.

— jenna gallegos, Washington Post, "Brain-training games don’t really train brains, a new study suggests," 10 July 2017
Cole was on this disabled list three times last season with triceps and elbow issues.

— zack meisel, cleveland.com, "Starting lineups, Game 79: Cleveland Indians vs. Detroit Tigers (Game 1 of double header)," 1 July 2017

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