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 1
Noun
1. the thicker or blunt end of something, such as the stock of a rifle
2. the unused end of a cigarette or cigar; stub
3. Chiefly US & Canad slang the buttocks [Middle English]
butt 2
Noun
1. a person or thing that is the target of ridicule or teasing
2. Shooting, archery
a. a mound of earth behind the target
b. butts the target range [Old French but]
butt 3
Verb
1. to strike (something or someone) with the head or horns
2. (foll. by in, into)to intrude, esp. into a conversation; interfere
Noun
a blow with the head or horns [Old French boter]
butt 4
Noun
a large cask for collecting or storing liquids [Late Latin buttis cask]
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" |
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Translations
butt [bʌt] n (= cask) → tonel m;
(BRIT) (fig) (= target); blanco
butt in vi (= interrupt) → interrumpir
butt [bʌt] n (= cask) → gros tonneau (= thick end); (gros) bout; [of gun]; crosse f [of cigarette]; mégot m;
(Brit) (fig) (= target); cible f
butt in vi (= interrupt) → interrompre
butt [bʌt] n → großes Fass nt, Tonne f;
(of gun) → Kolben m;
(of cigarette) → Kippe f;
(Brit) (fig) (target) → Zielscheibe f;
(US) (inf!) → Arsch m
butt in vi → sich einmischen, dazwischenfunken (inf)
butt [bʌt] n (= cask) → grossa botte f (= thick end); estremità f inv più grossa [of gun] → calcio; [of cigarette] → mozzicone m;
(BRIT ) (fig) (= target); oggetto
vt → cozzare
butt in vi (= interrupt) → interrompere
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 puskea coup de tête donner un à/dans לִנְגוֹח किसी चीज को सिर से टक्कर मारना lupiti öklel menyeruduk stanga urtare 突く 부딪치다 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
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