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- Dictionarybutt/bət/
noun
- 1. the thicker end of something, especially a tool or a weapon: "a rifle butt" Similar
- 2. the stub of a cigar or a cigarette: "the ashtray was crammed with cigarette butts" Similar
verb
- 1. adjoin or meet end to end: "the church butted up against the row of houses"
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The meaning of BUTT is buttocks —often used as a euphemism for ass in idiomatic expressions. How to use butt in a sentence.
Butt is a four-letter word, though using it won't get you in much trouble — It's much less offensive than ass. It also has plenty of other meanings, like butting into a conversation (interrupting it) or the butt of a gun (the thick end).
butt verb [I/T] (HIT) to hit the head hard against something, or to have the heads of two people or animals hit against each other: [ T ] fig. She often butted heads with school officials in disagreements over her teaching methods.
Butt definition, the end or extremity of anything, especially the thicker, larger, or blunt end considered as a bottom, base, support, or handle, as of a log, fishing rod, or pistol. See more.
A butt is a large barrel used for collecting or storing liquid. 5. singular noun. If someone or something is the butt of jokes or criticism, people often make fun of them or criticize them. He is still the butt of cruel jokes about his humble origins. [ + of] Synonyms: target, victim, object, point More Synonyms of butt. 6. verb.
a person or thing that is very annoying. See butt in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: butt. Definition of butt noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
the end or extremity of anything, especially the thicker, larger, or blunt end considered as a bottom, base, support, or handle, as of a log, fishing rod, or pistol. an end that is not used or consumed; remnant: a cigar butt.
Definition of butt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To hit or push something with the head or horns. American Heritage. To move or drive headfirst. Webster's New World. More Verb Definitions (6) Synonyms: verge. neighbor. meet. touch. join. bound.
a person or thing that is an object of wit, ridicule, sarcasm, contempt, etc. a target. (on a rifle range) a wall of earth located behind the targets to prevent bullets from scattering over a large area. butts, a wall behind which targets can be safely lowered, scored, and raised during firing practice. Building See butt hinge. [ Obs.]a goal;
