butt

butt

the end or extremity of anything: the butt of a pistol; an end that is not consumed: a cigarette butt; a person who is an object of ridicule; a victim, target: the butt of a joke; to strike or push with the head or horns: Goats like to butt their heads against each other.

Not to be confused with:

but – however, nevertheless, still, except: She could do nothing but cry.; on the contrary, yet: My sister got dessert but it was not what she ordered.

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butt ¹

 (bŭt)

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.

A push or blow with the head or horns.

Phrasal Verbs:

butt in

1. To interfere or meddle in other people's affairs.

2. To interrupt the conversation or activity of other people.

3. To move into a line of people or things out of turn.

butt out Slang

To disengage from a matter involving another person.

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[Middle English butten, from Old French bouter, to strike, of Germanic origin; see bhau- in Indo-European roots.]

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butt′er n.

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butt ²

 (bŭt)

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.

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[Middle English butten, from Anglo-Norman butter (variant of Old French bouter; see butt¹) and from but, end; see butt⁴.]

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butt ³

 (bŭt)

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.

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[Middle English butte, target, from Old French, from but, goal, end, target; see butt⁴.]

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butt ⁴

 (bŭt)

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.

adv.

Slang Very. Used as an intensive: butt ugly; butt expensive.

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[Middle English butte, from Old French but, end, of Germanic origin.]

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butt ⁵

 (bŭt)

n.

1. A large cask.

2. A unit of volume equal to two hogsheads, usually the equivalent of 126 US gallons (about 477 liters).

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[Middle English, from Old French boute, from Late Latin *buttia, variant of buttis.]

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butt

(bʌt)

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. (Tanning) tanning the portion of a hide covering the lower backside of the animal

4. (Anatomy) informal US and Canadian the buttocks

5. (Recreational Drugs) US a slang word for cigarette

6. (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]

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butt

(bʌt)

n

1. a person or thing that is the target of ridicule, wit, etc

2. (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. (Hunting) a low barrier, usually of sods or peat, behind which sportsmen shoot game birds, esp grouse

4. archaic a 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]

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butt

(bʌt)

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

4. butt out informal chiefly US and Canadian to stop interfering or meddling

n

a blow with the head or horns

[C12: from Old French boter, of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch botten to strike; see beat, button]

ˈbutter n

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butt

(bʌt)

n

1. (Brewing) a large cask, esp one with a capacity of two hogsheads, for storing wine or beer

2. (Units) a US unit of liquid measure equal to 126 US gallons

[C14: from Old French botte, from Old Provençal bota, from Late Latin buttis cask, perhaps from Greek butinē chamber pot]

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Butt

(bʌt)

n

(Biography) Dame Clara. 1872–1936, English contralto

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butt¹

(bʌt)

n.

1. the end or extremity of anything, esp. the thicker, larger, or blunt end considered as a base, support, or handle: the butt of a rifle.

2. an end that is not used or consumed; remnant: a cigar butt.

3. a lean cut of pork shoulder.

4. Slang. the buttocks.

5. Slang. a cigarette.

[1400–50; late Middle English bott (thick) end, buttock, Old English butt tree stump (in place names); akin to Swedish but stump; compare buttock]

butt²

(bʌt)
n.

1. an object of witticisms, ridicule, etc.

2. a target.

3. (on a target range) a wall of earth or other backstop located behind the targets to stop bullets, arrows, etc.

4. butts, a target range.

5. Obs. a goal; limit.

v.i.

6. to abut.

v.t.

7. to position or fasten an end (of something).

8. to join the ends of (two things); set end to end.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French but target, goal, probably « Old Norse bútr butt¹, from the use of a wooden block or stump as a target in archery, etc.]

butt³

(bʌt)
v.t.

1. to strike or push with the head or horns.

v.i.

2. to strike or push something or at something with the head or horns.

3. to project.

4. butt in (or out), to interfere (or stop interfering) in the affairs or conversation of others.

n.

5. a blow with the head or horns.

[1150–1200; Middle English < Anglo-French buter, Old French boter to thrust, strike < Germanic]

butt⁴

(bʌt)

n.

1. any of various units of capacity, usu. considered equal to two hogsheads.

2. a large cask for wine, beer, or ale.

[1350–1400; Middle English bote < Anglo-French bo(u)t(e); Middle French < Old Provençal bota < Late Latin butta, buttis]

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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.

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butt

Past participle: butted
Gerund: butting

Imperative

butt

butt

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Butt

A large cask, generally containing 126 gallons (two Hogsheads).

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	butt - thick end of the handle butt end 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 laughingstock, stooge, goat April fool - the butt of a prank played on April 1st dupe, victim - a person who is tricked or swindled
	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 torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
	5.	butt - sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at target 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 smoking cigaret, cigarette, coffin nail, fag cigarette 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 butt joint butt weld, butt-weld - a butt joint that is welded 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) barrel, cask - a cylindrical container that holds liquids 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) stub 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" butt against, butt on, abut, adjoin, edge, border, march adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" neighbor, neighbour - be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India"
	2.	butt - to strike, thrust or shove against; "He butted his sister out of the way"; "The goat butted the hiker with his horns" bunt 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" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

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butt

¹

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.

2. end, handle, shaft, stock, shank, hilt, haft Troops used tear gas and rifle butts to break up the protests.

3. stub, end, base, foot, tip, tail, leftover, fag end (informal) He paused to stub out the butt of his cigar.

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butt

²

noun target, victim, object, point, mark, subject, dupe, laughing stock, Aunt Sally He is still the butt of cruel jokes about his humble origins.

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butt

³

verb knock, push, bump, punch, buck, thrust, ram, shove, poke, buffet, prod, jab, bunt The male butted me.

butt in

1. interfere, meddle, intrude, heckle, barge in (informal), stick your nose in, put your oar in Nobody asked you to butt in.

2. interrupt, cut in, break in, chip in (informal), put your two cents in (U.S. slang) Could I just butt in here and say something?

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butt

⁴

noun cask, drum, barrel, cylinder The hose is great for watering your garden from your water butt.

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butt ¹

noun

An act or instance of using force so as to propel ahead:

push, shove, thrust.

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butt ²

verb

To be contiguous or next to:

abut, adjoin, border, bound, join, meet, neighbor, touch, verge.

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butt ³

noun

1. One that is fired at, attacked, or abused:

mark, target.

2. An object of amusement or laughter:

jest, joke, laughingstock, mockery.

3. A person who is easily deceived or victimized:

dupe, fool, gull, lamb, pushover, victim.

Informal: sucker.

Slang: fall guy, gudgeon, mark, monkey, patsy, pigeon, sap.

Chiefly British: mug.

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butt ⁴

noun

Residual matter:

end, fragment, ort (often used in plural), scrap, shard, stub.

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Translations

أُضْحوكَه، مَةْضِعُ سُخْرِيَهخَلْفعَقبُ البُنْدُقِيَّهعَقبُ السّيجارَهمُؤَخَّرَه

zadekpažbaterč vtiputrknoutdržadlo

bumsden tykke endegenstandkolbelet numsen

ArschKolbenStummelHinternZielscheibe

πισινός

culonalgastopetadatopetartopetazo

puskeatakapuoli

mégotciblecrosseculdessein

stražnjica

skeftiskotspónnstangastubbur

cozzarecozzointerferiremozziconepoligono di tiro

お尻

궁둥이

badītdupsisgrūstizsmēķisizsmiekla objekts

achterstekont

bakgeværkolbekolberompesigarettstump

kolbazadek

nádegas

curfundizbi cu capulizbituralovi puternic

комелькомлевыйокурокбычокзад

pažba

rumpa

ก้น

kıçpoposigara izmarititos vurmakalay konusu

mông

屁股枪托烟蒂用头撞笑柄

butt

¹ [bʌt] N (= barrel) → tonel m; (for rainwater) → tina f, aljibe m

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butt

² [bʌt]

A. N

1. (also butt-end) → cabo m, extremo m; [of gun] → culata f; [of cigar] → colilla f

2. (US) (= cigarette) → colilla f

3. (esp US) (= bottom) → trasero m, culo m
to work one's butt off → romperse los cuernos

B. CPD butt cheeks NPL (US) → nalgas fpl

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butt

³ [bʌt] N

1. (Archery, Shooting) (= target) → blanco m
the butts → el campo de tiro al blanco

2. (fig) → blanco m
she's the butt of his jokes → ella es el blanco de sus bromas

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butt

⁴ [bʌt]

A. N (= push with head) → cabezazo m; [of goat] → topetazo m

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

butt in VI + ADV (= interrupt) → interrumpir; (= meddle) → meterse

butt into VI + PREP [+ conversation] → meterse en; [+ meeting] → interrumpir

butt out VI + ADV (US) → no entrometerse
butt out! → ¡no te metas donde no te importa!

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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

vt → donner un coup de tête à

butt in

vi (= interrupt) → interrompre

butt in on

vt → s'immiscer dans

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butt

¹

n (for wine) → großes Fass; (for rainwater) → Tonne f

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butt

²

n (also butt end) → dickes Ende; (of rifle) → (Gewehr)kolben m; (of cigar, cigarette) → Stummel m

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butt

³

n (US inf: = cigarette) → Kippe f (inf)

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butt

⁴

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

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butt

⁵

n → (Kopf)stoß m; to give somebody a butt → jdn mit dem Kopf stoßen; (goat also) → jdn mit den Hörnern stoßen

vt → mit dem Kopf stoßen; (goat also) → mit den Hörnern stoßen

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butt

⁶

n (US inf: = backside) → Arsch m (vulg); get up off your butt → setz mal deinen Arsch in Bewegung (sl)

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butt

¹ [bʌt] n (end) → estremità più grossa; (of gun) → calcio; (of cigar, cigarette) → mozzicone m

butt in vi + adv (interrupt) → interrompere; (meddle) → immischiarsi

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butt

² [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

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butt

³ [bʌt]

1. n (push with head) → testata; (of goat) → cornata

2. vt → dare una testata (or una cornata) a

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butt

⁴ [bʌt] n → botte f

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butt¹

(bat) verb

to strike (someone or something) with the head. He fell over when the goat butted him. stamp, stoot يَنْطَحُ блъскам с глава dar cabeçada trknout stoßen stange 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 له ښکر یا سر سره ضربه وهل marrar a lovi cu capul бодать, ударять головои 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 interromper rušit, skákat do řeči sich einmischen, unterbrechen afbryde; blande sig διακόπτω, παρεμβαίνωinterrumpir 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 komenavbryte, blande seg inn przerywać, wtrącać się مداخله کول ، اضافی وینا کول 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

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butt²

(bat) noun

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 alvo terč vtipu die Zielscheibe genstand; skydeskive 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 mikpuntskyteskivecel, obiekt هدف، مقصد 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) noun

1. the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle). dik ent, kolf عَقبُ البُنْدُقِيَّه приклад extremidade pažba, držadlo der Kolben den tykke ende; kolbe το βαρύ άκρο του τουφεκιού, κοντάκιculata pära ته هر چیز؛ قنداق تفنگ kiväärinperä crosseקת राइफल का सिरा deblji kraj popor skefti impugnatura 台尻 (총의) 개머리 buožė (baļķa) resnais gals; (šautenes) laide buntut pistol kolfkolbe kolba د هرشی پلن او سورور نهایت extremidade pat de puşcă толстыи конец; приклад pažba, rukoväť kopito (puške) drška [tjock]ände, [gevärs]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 guimba nedopalek der Stummel skod αποτσίγαροculata 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 د سګرټ اخری برخه 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 bunda zadek der Hintern, der Arsc let numsen πισινόςcolilla tagumik, perse کون؛ کپل takapuoli culישבן चूतड़ stražnjica pantat didietro 尻 (미 속어) 엉덩이 sėdynė pakaļa; dupsis punggung achterste, kontrumpetyłek کوناټی، سټه зад zadok rit zadnjica ända ก้น popo, kıç （俚）屁股 зад پیٹھ کا نچلا حصہ đít （俚）屁股

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butt

→ خَلْف zadek bums Hintern πισινός trasero, vago takapuoli fesses stražnjica sedere お尻 궁둥이 achterste stomp zadek nádegas зад rumpa ก้น kıç mông 屁股

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butt

(vulg) buttocks. V. buttock.

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