glute

/glut/
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Other forms: glutes

Definitions of glute
  1. noun
    any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh
    synonyms: gluteal muscle, gluteus, gluteus muscle
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    types:
    gluteus maximus
    the outermost of the three gluteal muscles
    gluteus medius
    the middle of the three gluteal muscles
    gluteus minimus
    the innermost of the three gluteal muscles
    type of:
    skeletal muscle, striated muscle
    a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
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