Butting

butt ¹  (bt)

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

To interfere or meddle in other people's affairs.

butt out Slang

1. To leave someone alone.

2. To leave; depart.

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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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butter n.

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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.

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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  (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.

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

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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.

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

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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).

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