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

With that posture, your glutes and hamstrings share the load with your quadriceps to support your knees, while your calves support your ankle joints and your back muscles support your spine. — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Brace your abdomen and glutes so your body forms a straight line. — Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 19 Aug. 2026

In the past, the upcoming Reality Retreat star has shown home workouts in her bathroom to exercise the glutes and backs of the legs — sometimes her kids join in. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Squeeze your glutes, engage your core and drive your heels into the floor to raise your hips up to the ceiling while gently squeezing the ball. — Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for glute

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

Medical Definition

glute

noun

ˈglüt 

: gluteus

especially : gluteus maximus

—usually used in plural