Buttock meaning

bŭtək
Either of the two fleshy, rounded parts at the back of the hips; either half of the rump.
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The rear pelvic area of the human body.
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The rear pelvic area of the human body.
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(usually in the plural) Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back and the top of the legs.
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The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern.

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The rump.
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Origin of buttock

  • Middle English from Old English buttuc strip of land, end bhau- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Probably from Old English buttuc (“end, short piece of land”), attested since circa 1300, diminutive form of what is presumedly the Old English precursor of butt.

    From Wiktionary

Buttock Sentence Examples

  • Kim Kardashian, most notable for her role in a sex tape with her boyfriend Ray-J, has been rumored to have buttock implants, however some in the plastic surgery community argue that her ample asset may just be a case of genetics.

  • On 5 August, Austin was wounded, being shot in the right buttock.

  • The ballgame of the Mexicans, called tlachtli, was, like tennis, the pastime of princes and nobles; special courts were built for it, and the ball of india-rubber (perhaps the first object in which Europeans became acquainted with this valuable material) might not be touched by the hands, but was driven against the walls by blows of the knee or elbow, shoulder or buttock.

  • There is no need to trace the cause of quarrel between the right and left buttock ' .

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