Meaning & use
delt
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An informal, shortened term for the deltoid muscle of the shoulder.
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He hurt his delt lifting weights without warming up first.
Her workout routine focuses heavily on building the delts and traps.
A note on using this word
"Delt" is common gym slang, almost always used in its plural form "delts" when referring to the shoulder muscles collectively.
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