lat
noun
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Definition of lat
(Entry 1 of 3)
: latissimus dorsi
—usually used in plural
lat
abbreviation (1)Definition of lat (Entry 2 of 3)
latitude
LAT
abbreviation (2)Definition of LAT (Entry 3 of 3)
local apparent time
Examples of lat in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Severino — who has been sidelined all year, first with a rotator cuff injury and then a strained lat muscle — is scheduled to throw off a mound for the first time since March. — Kristie Ackert, courant.com, "Domingo German has been a season-saver for Yankees," 9 Aug. 2019 Luis Severino, the team’s best starting pitcher, hasn’t thrown a pitch all season because of a rotator cuff injury and a puzzling lat strain. — James Wagner, New York Times, "The Yankees Are Still on Top, but the Red Sox Are Surging," 29 July 2019 Yankees: RHP Dellin Betances strained his lat muscle while pitching to batters in a simulated game Friday and won't throw for a few weeks, manager Aaron Boone said. — Ronald Blum, courant.com, "Alonso helps Mets gain split; Voit lifts Yanks in opener," 12 June 2019 Jesus Luzardo setback Luzardo suffered a Grade 2 right lat strain, an MRI revealed, in his start with triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday. — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, "3 takeaways: A’s miss out on walk-off, Treinen’s return falls flat, and a Luzardo setback," 4 July 2019 But the Cubs are also mindful that Alzolay missed the final four months of the 2018 season because of a right lat strain and missed all of spring training and the first six weeks of Iowa’s season because of a similar injury. — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, "Craig Kimbrel is en route to Cubs. But is Albert Alzolay now headed to Iowa?," 26 June 2019 Grade 2 lat strains typically need a month of recovery time, and Luzardo then would need to go through the process of getting stretched out to start again, which means the team would be lucky to get him back on a rehab assignment sometime in August. — Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, "A’s Jesús Luzardo has Grade 2 lat strain; what that might mean," 3 July 2019 Yankees manager Aaron Boone said an MRI showed the lat is about 90% healed and Severino probably will resume throwing in 5-7 days. — Ronald Blum, The Denver Post, "Ye Olde Slugfest: Yanks top Red Sox 17-13 in MLB Euro debut," 29 June 2019 Lat Pull-Down Grab a lat pull-down bar, with your hands shoulder width apart and your palms facing away from you. — K. Aleisha Fetters, Outside Online, "The Beginner's Guide to Weight Lifting," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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lat
noun
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Medical Definition of lat
: latissimus dorsi
—usually used in plural