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buttock

UK
/ˈbʌt.ək/
US
/ˈbʌt.ək/

Translations

buttocknoun
buttocks
pl
UK
/ˈbʌt.ək/
US
/ˈbʌt.ək/
She slipped and landed on her buttocks.
Elle a glissé et est tombée sur ses fesses.
fessesS’emploie le plus souvent au pluriel pour désigner les deux parties charnues du siège.
He complained of soreness in his buttocks after the long bike ride.
Il se plaignait de douleurs aux fesses après la longue sortie à vélo.
Additional translations
croupeMarine.
Synonyms
rear
gluteus
derrière
haunch
posterior
backside
behind
rump
buttockadjective
UK
/ˈbʌt.ək/
US
/ˈbʌt̬.ək/
Used attributively to modify another noun, meaning ‘relating to the buttock(s)’.
fessierRelatif aux fesses; emploi anatomique ou médical.
The patient reported buttock pain after the fall.
Le patient a signalé une douleur fessière après la chute.
Synonyms
gluteal
posterior
rear
rump

Definitions

buttocknoun
Either of the two rounded portions of the anatomy located on the posterior of the pelvic region, forming the lower part of the back and the upper part of the legs.
She slipped and landed on her buttocks.
The fleshy part of the human body that a person sits on.
He complained of soreness in his buttocks after the long bike ride.
Nautical: the after part of a vessel's hull where it broadens out on either side of the sternpost.
The ship’s buttock was reinforced to improve stability.
buttockadjective
Relating to or situated in the buttock.
The patient reported buttock pain after the fall.
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