bicep

American  

[bahy-sep] / ˈbaɪ sɛp /

noun

• biceps
  plural

1. a biceps muscle, especially the one at the front of the upper arm.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• biceps
  plural

Etymology

Origin of bicep

First recorded in 1955–60; back formation from biceps

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

bicep biceps

He tore a bicep while moving an electric toy car he was building for his son.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

The Whoop could match it, provided I wore the sensor on my bicep.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

"Before anyone starts imagining the worst, following my bicep injury last year, I sustained an elbow injury on the same arm during this camp," Okolie said in a statement posted on social media.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

He offered to show me a large surgery scar, rolling up his right sleeve to reveal the pale pink flesh — and a well-trained bicep.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

She pulled up the sleeve of her left arm, exposing her bicep.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

And while GM Brandon Gomes publicly blamed the “ebbs and flows” of a season and not knee inflammation or biceps tightness, Ohtani waved wildly at pitches and piled up 22 strikeouts in 14 games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Monday is for bench pressing and Tuesday is squats, but they reserve biceps and shoulders for the end of the week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The Dodgers held Shohei Ohtani out of the starting lineup for a third consecutive game as he works to recover from lingering pain in his right biceps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Hernández and Edman — hitting leadoff in place of Shohei Ohtani, who got the day off while dealing with a nagging biceps problem — were the only Dodgers with hits Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

When the burn in my biceps subsided, I climbed the rest of the way, scrambling over the lip of the well to land in some grass.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs