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 butt butt /ˈbʌt/

noun

  1. () Thick end of the handle  ( butt end , butt )
    thick end of the handle
  2. The small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)  ( butt , stub )
    the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
  3. A large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)  ( butt )
    a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
  4. A joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping  ( butt , butt joint )
    a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
  5. Finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking  ( butt , cigaret [American] , coffin nail [Informal] , cigarette , fag [Informal, British] , cig [Informal] , ciggy [Informal, British] , durry [Informal, Australian] , gasper [Informal, British] )
    finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
     The man standing outside the newsagent lit a cigarette
    The man standing outside the newsagent lit a cigarette
  6. Sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at  ( butt , target )
    sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
     The archer aimed carefully at the target, his concentration focused on hitting the bullseye
    The archer aimed carefully at the target, his concentration focused on hitting the bullseye
  7. [Informal, N. American] The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on  ( arse [Canadian, British, Vulgar] , backside , bum [Informal, British] , buns [Informal, N. American] , butt [Informal, N. American] , can [Informal, N. American] , derriere , fanny [Informal, N. American, Vulgar] , fundament , hind end , hindquarters , keister [ N. American, Vulgar] , nates , posterior , prat [Vulgar] , rear [Informal] , rump , stern , tail end , tooshie [Informal] , tush [Informal, N. American] , ass [ N. American, Vulgar] , behind , bottom , buttocks , rear end [Informal] , seat , tail [Informal, N. American] , bahookie [Dialect, Informal, UK] , botty [Informal] , derrière , heinie [Informal, American] , jacksie [British, Vulgar] , jacksy [British, Vulgar] , keester [ N. American, Vulgar] , patootie [Informal, American] , tushy [Informal, N. American] )
    the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
     He deserves a good kick in the butt
    he deserves a good kick in the butt
     Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
    are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
  8. A victim of ridicule or pranks  ( butt , goat , laughingstock , stooge )
    a victim of ridicule or pranks
  9. The part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots  ( butt )
    the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots

verb

  1. () Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary  ( abut , border , butt on , adjoin , butt , butt against , edge , march )
    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
     Canada adjoins the U.S.
    Canada adjoins the U.S.
     England marches with Scotland
    England marches with Scotland
  2. () To strike, thrust or shove against  ( bunt , butt )
    to strike, thrust or shove against
     He butted his sister out of the way
    He butted his sister out of the way
     The goat butted the hiker with his horns
    The goat butted the hiker with his horns
  3. () Place end to end without overlapping  ( butt )
    place end to end without overlapping
     The frames must be butted at the joints
    The frames must be butted at the joints