buttock

American  

[buht-uhk] / ˈbʌt ək /

noun

1. Usually buttocks.

   1. (in humans) either of the two fleshy protuberances forming the lower and back part of the trunk.

   2. (in animals) the rump.

2. Nautical.  Sometimes buttocks. the aftermost portion of a hull above the water line and in front of the rudder, merging with the run below the water line.

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buttock British  

/ ˈbʌtək /

noun

1. either of the two large fleshy masses of thick muscular tissue that form the human rump See also gluteus

2. the analogous part in some mammals

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Other Word Forms

• buttocked adjective

Etymology

Origin of buttock

before 1000; Middle English buttok, Old English buttuc. See butt ¹, -ock

Example Sentences

With his pants around his ankles, a tall man let out a volley of curses and jokes to lighten the mood as a doctor removed a piece of shrapnel from his bloodied buttock.

From Barron's

But three days later, Ayala-Uribe was sent to the Victor Valley Global Medical Center to further evaluate an “abscess on his buttock” and was scheduled to undergo surgery for it, the statement said.

From Los Angeles Times

On the first, she had been accompanying him from his dressing-room to the set when she felt his hand on her buttock.

From BBC

At one point, a surgeon drew on her buttock to indicate where they might need to cut, because the infection was spreading so quickly.

From BBC

A non-surgical BBL most often involves filler being injected into the buttock to make it bigger, more rounded or lifted, and is not regulated in the UK.

From BBC

Related Words

• backside
• butt
• cheek
• derriere
• rear end
• rump