buttock

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but·tock | \ ˈbə-tək

also -(ˌ)täk \

Definition of buttock

1 : the back of a hip that forms one of the fleshy parts on which a person sits

2 buttocks plural

a : the seat of the body

b : rump sense 1a

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Recent Examples on the Web That’s when the dog bit Barnes on his left buttock. — Fox News, 22 June 2022 The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries to her arm and buttock and was later released. — CBS News, 16 May 2022 Women have increasingly opted for buttock-augmentation procedures in recent years, according to practitioners — a surgery that has grown as fast as any other cosmetic procedure in recent memory. — New York Times, 11 May 2022 Also on Sunday, a 30-year-old was shot in his back and buttock in the early morning, police said. — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2022 According to prosecutors, the shooter, then-19-year-old John Timothy Earnest, first shot congregant Lori Gilbert-Kaye, 60, in the back of her right shoulder and right buttock. — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022 Its protagonist: a cosmetic dermatologist to the stars, known for his Botox and buttock-enhancement procedures, who tried his luck as a megamansion developer. — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2022 The homeless victim suffered gunshot wounds to his head, face, chest, thigh, buttock and hand, according to court records. — Mark Morales, CNN, 18 Mar. 2022 Police found a 28-year-old man with a gunshot wound in his left buttock at the residence. — Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2022 See More

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