glute

noun

ˈglüt 

plural glutes

informal

: a large muscle of the buttocks : gluteus

—usually plural

To counteract the imbalances created by cycling, plus improve your posture, flexibility and overall performance, [Jeb] Stewart recommends concentrating on the deep abdominal muscles … as well as the hips, glutes and shoulder girdle.

—Selene Yeager

Run, run, run at high altitudes (to improve oxygen use) and over hills (great for glutes).

—Sharon Herbstman

Examples of glute in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The surgeons operated eight times in two weeks, filleting open the back of her leg with a two-foot incision from her glute to her calf. —Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024

Posterior chain stretches increase the flexibility of your glutes and hamstrings. —Kristen Rogers, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024

Hold here for 10 seconds on the last rep. Engage your left glute for greater internal rotation of your right hip. —Mallory Creveling, Health, 19 June 2024

Next, engage your hamstrings and glutes to pull your body back to standing. —Dominique Fluker, Essence, 29 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

glute

noun

ˈglüt 

: gluteus

especially : gluteus maximus

—usually used in plural