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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Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Flexor and lat strains limited him to just eight starts in 2025, and there was also an index finger strain in 2024.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
Pull upward, squeezing the lat muscle in your upper back at the top.
—Will Stone, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
Some changes are helping with that as well, as Weathers has been focused on taking care of his lat and back.
—Gary Phillips, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Lange sustained an avulsion in his right lat during a minor-league game with the Tigers.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Flexor and lat strains limited him to just eight starts in 2025, and there was also an index finger strain in 2024.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
Pull upward, squeezing the lat muscle in your upper back at the top.
—Will Stone, NPR, 31 Jan. 2026
Some changes are helping with that as well, as Weathers has been focused on taking care of his lat and back.
—Gary Phillips, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Lat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lat. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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lat
noun
: latissimus dorsi
—usually used in plural
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