Meaning & use
glute
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UK/ɡluːt/
US/ɡluːt/
Meaning
nounusually pluralinformal
One of the large muscles in the buttocks, used to move the hips and legs.
Grammar: Almost always glutes in the plural, as in train your glutes.
Patterns
- work your glutes
Squats are a great way to strengthen your glutes.
He felt a sharp pain in his left glute after the run.
The trainer showed us a stretch for tight glutes.
Word forms
| plural | glutes |
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Common combinations
- strong glutes
- Strong glutes help protect the lower back.
- work the glutes
- Lunges work the glutes and the thighs.
- tight glutes
- Long hours of sitting can leave you with tight glutes.
- glute bridge
- Start with a simple glute bridge on the floor.
- glute workout
- She did a short glute workout before work.
Synonyms and how they differ
- gluteus maximus
- Gluteus maximus is the formal name of the biggest buttock muscle, while glute is the casual gym word for any of them.
- buttocks
- Buttocks names the whole body area, whereas glutes names the muscles under the skin.
- butt
- Butt is a casual, blunt word for the area and is not specifically about muscle.
Word family
- gluteal adjective
- relating to the buttock muscles
- gluteus noun
- the formal anatomical word for these muscles
Commonly confused: glute or gluten?
glute vs gluten
Gluten is a protein in wheat, not a muscle.
Practice
Which exercise would a trainer recommend for strengthening the glutes?
Choose one answer.
Squats work the large buttock muscles. The other options focus on the wrists, neck and calves.
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