butt 1 (b t)v. butt·ed, butt·ing, butts v.tr. To hit or push against with the head or horns; ram. v.intr. 1. To hit or push something with the head or horns. 2. To project forward or out. n. Phrasal Verbs: A push or blow with the head or horns. butt in To interfere or meddle in other people's affairs. butt out Slang 1. To leave someone alone. 2. To leave; depart. [Middle English butten, from Old French bouter, to strike, of Germanic origin; see bhau- in Indo-European roots.] butt  er n. |
| butt 2 (bt) tr. & intr.v. butt·ed, butt·ing, butts To join or be joined end to end; abut. n. 1. A butt joint. 2. A butt hinge. [Middle English butten, from Anglo-Norman butter (variant of Old French bouter; see butt1) and from but, end; see butt4.] |
| butt 3 (bt) n. 1. One that serves as an object of ridicule or contempt: I was the butt of their jokes. 2. a. A target, as in archery or riflery. b. butts A target range. c. An obstacle behind a target for stopping the shot. 3. An embankment or hollow used as a blind by hunters of wildfowl. 4. a. Archaic A goal. b. Obsolete A bound; a limit. [Middle English butte, target, from Old French, from but, goal, end, target; see butt4.] |
| butt 4 (bt) n. 1. The larger or thicker end of an object: the butt of a rifle. 2. a. An unburned end, as of a cigarette. b. Informal A cigarette. 3. A short or broken remnant; a stub. 4. Informal The buttocks; the rear end. [Middle English butte, from Old French but, end, of Germanic origin.] |
| butt 5 (bt) n. 1. A large cask. 2. A unit of volume equal to two hogsheads, usually the equivalent of 126 U.S. gallons (about 477 liters). [Middle English, from Old French boute, from Late Latin *buttia, variant of buttis.] |
Butt [bʌt]
n
(Biographies / Butt, Clara (1872-1936) F, English, MUSIC: contralto) Dame Clara. 1872-1936, English contralto
butt1
n
1. the thicker or blunt end of something, such as the end of the stock of a rifle
2. the unused end of something, esp of a cigarette; stub
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) Tanning the portion of a hide covering the lower backside of the animal
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) US and Canadian informal the buttocks
5. (Law / Recreational Drugs) US a slang word for cigarette
6. (Engineering / General Engineering) Building trades short for butt joint, butt hinge
[C15 (in the sense: thick end of something, buttock): related to Old English buttuc end, ridge, Middle Dutch bot stumpy]
butt2
n
1. a person or thing that is the target of ridicule, wit, etc.
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Shooting) Shooting Archery
a. a mound of earth behind the target on a target range that stops bullets or wide shots
b. the target itself
c. (plural) the target range
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) a low barrier, usually of sods or peat, behind which sportsmen shoot game birds, esp grouse
4. Archaic goal; aim
vb
(usually foll by on or against) to lie or be placed end on to; abut to butt a beam against a wall
[C14 (in the sense: mark for archery practice): from Old French but; related to French butte knoll, target]
butt3
vb
1. to strike or push (something) with the head or horns
2. (intr) to project; jut
3. (intr; foll by in or into) to intrude, esp into a conversation; interfere; meddle
butt out Informal chiefly US and Canadian to stop interfering or meddling
n
a blow with the head or horns
[from Old French boter, of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch botten to strike; see beat, button]
butter n
butt4
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a large cask, esp one with a capacity of two hogsheads, for storing wine or beer
2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a US unit of liquid measure equal to 126 US gallons
[from Old French botte, from Old Provençal bota, from Late Latin buttis cask, perhaps from Greek butinē chamber pot]
Butt a small piece of land; a bundle or pack.
Examples: butt of land, 1475; of linen [1500 yds.], 1705; of olives, 1653; of Malmsey wine, 1477.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | butt - thick end of the handle rifle butt - the butt end of a rifle stock - the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock" |
| 2. | butt - the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots component part, part, portion, component, constituent - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" | |
| 3. | butt - a victim of ridicule or pranks April fool - the butt of a prank played on April 1st | |
| 4. |  butt - 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?"arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, derriere, fanny, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, stern, rump, tail end, tail, rear, bum, can body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity | |
| 5. | butt - sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at clay pigeon - target used in skeet or trapshooting sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport | |
| 6. |  butt - finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smokingcigarette butt - small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking cubeb cigarette, cubeb - a cigarette containing cubeb filter-tipped cigarette - a cigarette with a filter tip marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff, joint, stick - marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking roll of tobacco, smoke - tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder | |
| 7. | butt - a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping fish joint - a butt joint formed by bolting fish plates to the sides of two rails or beams joint - junction by which parts or objects are joined together | |
| 8. | butt - a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons) water butt - a butt set on end to contain water especially to store rainwater | |
| 9. | butt - the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) cigar butt - small part of a cigar that is left after smoking cigarette butt - small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" roach - the butt of a marijuana cigarette | |
| Verb | 1. |  butt - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" |
| 2. | butt - to strike, thrust or shove against; "He butted his sister out of the way"; "The goat butted the hiker with his horns" headbutt - butt with the head; "The soccer player headbutted his oponent and was sent off the field" strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" bump into, jar against, knock against, run into, butt against - collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole" | |
| 3. | butt - place end to end without overlapping; "The frames must be butted at the joints" |
butt1
noun
1. bottom, behind (informal), bum (Brit. slang), arse (taboo slang), ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), seat, rear, tail (informal), buns (U.S. slang), buttocks, backside, rump, rear end, posterior, derrière (euphemistic), tush (U.S. slang), fundament, jacksy (Brit. slang) She grinned, pinching him on the butt.
butt2
noun target, victim, object, point, mark, subject, dupe, laughing stock, Aunt Sally He is still the butt of cruel jokes about his humble origins.
butt3
verb knock, push, bump, punch, buck, thrust, ram, shove, poke, buffet, prod, jab, bunt The male butted me.
butt in
butt4
Translations
butt1 [bʌt] N (= barrel) → tonel m; (for rainwater) → tina f, aljibe m
butt2 [bʌt]
butt3 [bʌt] N
butt4 [bʌt]
butt2 [bʌt]
A. N
2. (US) (= cigarette) → colilla f
B. CPD butt cheeks NPL (US) → nalgas fpl
butt3 [bʌt] N
butt4 [bʌt]
B. VT [goat] → topetar; [person] → dar un cabezazo a
to butt one's head against → dar un cabezazo contra
to butt one's way through → abrirse paso a cabezazos
to butt one's head against → dar un cabezazo contra
to butt one's way through → abrirse paso a cabezazos
butt in VI + ADV (= interrupt) → interrumpir; (= meddle) → meterse
butt into VI + PREP [+ conversation] → meterse en; [+ meeting] → interrumpir
butt [ˈbʌt]
n
(= cask) → (gros) tonneau m
(= thick end) → (gros) bout m
[gun] → crosse f
[cigarette] → mégot m
(British) (= target) → cible f
(US) (= bottom) → derrière m
adj
the butt end of → le bout de
the butt end of → le bout de
butt1
butt2
butt3
butt4
butt5
butt6
butt2
butt3
n (US inf: = cigarette) → Kippe f (inf)
butt4
n
(= target) → Schießscheibe f
usu pl (on shooting range, behind targets) → Kugelfang m; (in front of targets) → Schutzwall m; (= range itself) → Schießstand m
(fig: = person) → Zielscheibe f; she’s always the butt of his jokes → sie ist immer (die) Zielscheibe seines Spottes
butt5
n → (Kopf)stoß m; to give somebody a butt → jdn mit dem Kopf stoßen; (goat also) → jdn mit den Hörnern stoßen
butt6
n (US inf: = backside) → Arsch m (vulg); get up off your butt → setz mal deinen Arsch in Bewegung (sl)
butt1 [bʌt] n (end) → estremità più grossa; (of gun) → calcio; (of cigar, cigarette) → mozzicone m
butt1 [bʌt] n (end) → estremità più grossa; (of gun) → calcio; (of cigar, cigarette) → mozzicone m
butt2 [bʌt] n (Shooting, Archery) the butts → il campo or poligono di tiro (Brit) (fig) → bersaglio, zimbello
she's the butt of his jokes → è il bersaglio dei suoi scherzi, è il suo zimbello
butt2 [bʌt] n (Shooting, Archery) the butts → il campo or poligono di tiro (Brit) (fig) → bersaglio, zimbello
she's the butt of his jokes → è il bersaglio dei suoi scherzi, è il suo zimbello
butt3 [bʌt]
butt3 [bʌt]
butt4 [bʌt] n → botte f
butt4 [bʌt] n → botte f
butt in vi + adv (interrupt) → interrompere; (meddle) → immischiarsi
butt1 [bʌt] n (end) → estremità più grossa; (of gun) → calcio; (of cigar, cigarette) → mozzicone m
butt in vi + adv (interrupt) → interrompere; (meddle) → immischiarsi
butt2 [bʌt] n (Shooting, Archery) the butts → il campo or poligono di tiro (Brit) (fig) → bersaglio, zimbello
she's the butt of his jokes → è il bersaglio dei suoi scherzi, è il suo zimbello
butt2 [bʌt] n (Shooting, Archery) the butts → il campo or poligono di tiro (Brit) (fig) → bersaglio, zimbello
she's the butt of his jokes → è il bersaglio dei suoi scherzi, è il suo zimbello
butt3 [bʌt]
butt3 [bʌt]
butt4 [bʌt] n → botte f
butt4 [bʌt] n → botte f
v butt [bat]
to strike (someone or something) with the head He fell over when the goat butted him. stamp, stoot يَنْطَحُ блъскам с глава trknout stange stoßen κουτουλώ κπ. ή κτ. dar un cabezazo puskama با شاخ یا سر ضربه زدن töytäistä päällä donner un coup de tête à/dans לִנְגוֹח किसी चीज को सिर से टक्कर मारना lupiti öklel menyeruduk stanga urtare 突く 머리(뿔)로 받다 trenkti galva badīt; grūst (ar galvu) menanduk een kopstoot geven stange uderzyć głową marrar a lovi cu capul бодать, ударять головой vraziť, nabrať na rohy suniti z glavo udariti stånga, skalla ขวิด tos vurmak; kafa atmak 用頭撞 буцати(ся) سر سے ٹکر لگانا húc vào （用头）撞
butt in
to interrupt or interfere Don't butt in while I'm speaking! inmeng يَتَدَخَّلُ في الحَديث، يُقاطِعُ намесвам се rušit, skákat do řeči afbryde; blande sig sich einmischen, unterbrechen διακόπτω, παρεμβαίνω interrumpir vahele segama دخالت کردن؛ فضولی کردن sekaantua interrompre לְהִתעָרֵב दखल देना umiješati se közbevág menyela skipta sér af; taka fram í intromettersi, interferire 口をさしはさむ 참견하다 kištis iejaukties (sarunā) menyampuk tussenbeide komen avbryte, blande seg inn przerywać, wtrącać się interromper a se băga (în vorbă) вмешиваться prerušiť vtikati se upadati u reč avbryta, blanda (lägga) sig i ขัดจังหวะ lâfa karışmak, araya girmek 干涉；插嘴 втручатися xen ngang 干涉；插嘴
butt2
n butt [bat]
someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about She's the butt of all his jokes. voorwerp van spot أُضْحوكَه، مَةْضِعُ سُخْرِيَه прицел на насмешки terč vtipu genstand; skydeskive die Zielscheibe στόχος πειραγμάτων blanco märklaud سوژه؛ هدف kritiikin kohde cible מַטָרָה לְלַעַג ऐसा व्यक्ति जिसकी लोग आलोचना करते हैं या उसपर चुटकुले सुनाते हैं meta céltábla sasaran skotspónn bersaglio; zimbello あざけりの的 (비꼼, 경멸 등의) 대상 pajuokos objektas izsmiekla objekts bahan jenaka mikpunt skyteskive cel, obiekt (żartów) alvo cal de bătaie предмет насмешек terč tarča predmet ismevanja skotttavla, driftkucku ผู้ที่โดนล้อเลี้ยน alay konusu (kimse) （嘲笑的）對象，笑柄 об'єкт глузувань مذاق یا استھزاء کا مرکز ہونا người làm trò cười （嘲笑的）对象，笑柄
[bat] n
1 the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle). dik ent, kolf عَقبُ البُنْدُقِيَّه приклад pažba, držadlo den tykke ende; kolbe der Kolben το βαρύ άκρο του τουφεκιού, κοντάκι culata pära ته هر چیز؛ قنداق تفنگ kiväärinperä crosse קָת राइफल का सिरा deblji kraj popor skefti impugnatura 台尻 (총의) 개머리 buožė (baļķa) resnais gals; (šautenes) laide buntut pistol kolf (gevær)kolbe kolba extremidade pat de puşcă толстый конец (чего-л.); приклад (ружья) pažba, rukoväť kopito (puške) drška []ände, []kolv ด้านปลายที่ใหญ่ของที่จับ dipçik 厚重的一端；槍托 приклад рушниці ٹکر ، بندوق کا کندہ báng (súng) 粗大的一端；枪托
2 the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire. stompie عَقبُ السّيجارَه фас nedopalek skod der Stummel αποτσίγαρο culata koni ته سیگار tupakan tumppi mégot בְּדַל סִיגָריָה सिगार या सिगरेट का आखिरी सिरा opušak puntung stubbur mozzicone, cicca 吸いさし 담배 꽁초 nuorūka izsmēķis; nodegulis putung rokok peuk sigarett-/sigarstump niedopałek beata muc (de ţigară) окурок ohorok ogorek pikavac fimp ก้นบุหรี่ izmarit, sigara izmariti 煙蒂 недокурок سیگریٹ کا ٹوٹا đầu mẩu thuốc lá 烟蒂
3 (slang) a person's bottom Come on, get off your butt – we have work to do. sitvlak, agterent مُؤَخَّرَه задник zadek let numsen der Hintern, der Arsc πισινός (λαϊκ.) colilla tagumik, perse کون؛ کپل takapuoli cul יַשבָן चूतड़ stražnjica pantat didietro 尻 (미 속어) 엉덩이 sėdynė pakaļa; dupsis punggung achterste, kont rumpe tyłek зад(ница) zadok rit zadnjica ända ก้น popo, kıç （俚）屁股 зад پیٹھ کا نچلا حصہ đít （俚）屁股
butt → عربيد prdýlka bums Hintern πισινός vago takapuoli fesses skitnica barbone お尻 궁둥이 achterste stomp zadek nádegas зад rumpa ก้น kıç mông đít 游荡者
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