quads

American  

[kwodz] / kwɒdz /

plural noun

Informal.

1. quadriceps muscles.

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Etymology

Origin of quads

First recorded in 1955–60; by shortening

Example Sentences

I ease myself up off the ground, wincing at how sore my quads are.

From Literature

In the second half of the competition, Petrosian is planning to unleash two quads on a night when nobody else is lining up even one.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I just did my work. I just wanted to enjoy my free skate," said Shaidorov, who finished sixth in the Grand Prix final in December where Malinin hit a record seven quads.

From Barron's

At the Grand Prix Final, he was third after the short but still finished 30 points clear of the field after the free, landing seven quads.

From BBC

He was also the first and only person ever to land all six kinds of quads, which he did in a single four-minute stretch last year.

From The Wall Street Journal