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glute

/ɡluːt/

glute noun: a gluteal muscle.

Noun

glute (plural glutes)

  1. (colloquial) A gluteal muscle.
    • The hamstrings also get worked in a number of quad and glute moves.2010, Adam Garett, “Fried Hams”, in Reps!, 17:23

Forms of glute

pluralglutes

Origin of glute

Clipping of gluteus.

Words formed from glute

Phrases with glute

Words that rhyme with glute

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Questions about glute

What does glute mean?
Glute means a gluteal muscle.
What part of speech is glute?
Glute is a noun.
How do you pronounce glute?
Glute is pronounced /ɡluːt/.
What is the plural of glute?
The plural of glute is glutes.

Words near glute in the dictionary

  1. glutazine
  2. glutch
  3. glutched
  4. glutches
  5. glutching
  6. glute
  7. glute bridge
  8. glute bridges
  9. gluteal
  10. gluteal cleft
  11. gluteal clefts

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