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

Modifications: For a harder version, Rosenthal recommends a marching bridge or doing the glute bridge with your feet elevated. —Sherri Gordon, Health, 4 Aug. 2025

While strength workouts are optional, training exercises like single-leg glute bridges, deadlifts, or single-leg squats can help someone ease into trail running or adapt to the consecutive demands of a multi-day trip. —Jennifer Malloy, Outside, 1 Aug. 2025

Feel your glutes contract at the top, and slowly lower your knee back down with control. —Jakob Roze, Health, 31 July 2025

Press into your elbows, squeeze your glutes, engage your abdominals and lift your hips. —Anna Maltby, New York Times, 28 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for glute

• beaut
• boot
• bruit
• brut
• brute
• chute
• coot
• cute
• flute
• fruit
• hoot
• jute

Medical Definition

glute

noun

ˈglüt 

: gluteus

especially : gluteus maximus

—usually used in plural