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Pecs

/pɛks/

(usually in the plural) The pectoralis major muscle.

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noun
  1. 1

    (usually in the plural) The pectoralis major muscle.

    "He's flexing his pecs at anyone who'll look."

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pectoralnounOf or pertaining to the breast, or chest.
pectoral musclenounEach of the four large paired muscles covering the front of the rib cage and serve to draw the forelimbs toward the chest.
pectoralisnoun(anatomy) A pair of muscles that lowers the wings of birds in flight
musculus pectoralisnouneither of two large muscles of the chest

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musculus pectoralisnouneither of two large muscles of the chest
pectoralnounA covering or protection for the breast.
pectoral musclenounEach of the four large paired muscles covering the front of the rib cage and serve to draw the forelimbs toward the chest.
pectoralisnoun(anatomy) A pair of muscles that lowers the wings of birds in flight
cbssnoun
cebnoun
cebsnoun
cecsnounInitialism of canine epileptoid cramping syndrome. [A hereditary disease of dogs, with similarities to canine epilepsy.]
corridorsnounA narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.
ebcnounInitialism of Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation.
sinsa 2005 English-language Indian drama film directed and produced by Vinod Pande.
bicepsnounSpecifically, the biceps brachii, the flexor of the elbow.
pectoralsnounA covering or protection for the breast.
deltoidsnoun(anatomy) The deltoid muscle, a triangular muscle on the human shoulder.
deltsnoun(bodybuilding, slang) The deltoid muscles.
tricepsnoun(anatomy) Specifically, the triceps brachii.
musclesnounChris Copulos (born 1986 or 1987 ), better known by his stage name Muscles, is an Australian electronica musician.
abdominalsnoun(colloquial) An abdominal muscle.
bicepnoun(sometimes proscribed) A biceps.
glutesnoun(exercise, colloquial) A gluteal muscle.

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