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butt meaning and definition
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Definition of butt (noun)
- thick end of the handle
- synonyms: butt end
- the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
- a victim of ridicule or pranks
- synonyms: goat, laughingstock, stooge
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
- synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush
- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
- synonyms: target
- finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- synonyms: cigaret, cigarette, coffin nail, fag
- a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
- synonyms: butt joint
- a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
- synonyms: stub
BUTT verb
Definition of butt (verb)
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- to strike, thrust or shove against
- "He butted his sister out of the way"; "The goat butted the hiker with his horns"
- synonyms: bunt
- place end to end without overlapping
- "The frames must be butted at the joints"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet