butt
Noun 1. The thick or blunt end of a tool or object: The part of something, like a rifle or a cue stick, that is held or that is opposite the working end. 2. A remaining unsmoked portion: The small, leftover end of a cigar or cigarette after smoking. 3. A target or object of ridicule: A person or thing that is frequently mocked, criticized, or made fun of. 4. A large cask for liquids: A large barrel, especially one used for storing wine, beer, or water. 5. The buttocks: (Informal) The part of the body on which a person sits. 6. A push or blow with the head: An act of striking something with the head, like an animal does.
Verb 1. To strike or push with the head: To hit or shove something using the head, as a goat or ram does. 2. To place end-to-end: To join two objects by placing their ends squarely together without overlapping. 3. To adjoin or border: To share a common boundary; to be positioned next to something else.
- Noun (End of an object):
- He held the rifle by the butt.
- The butt of the fishing rod broke.
- Noun (Cigarette remnant):
- The ashtray was filled with cigarette butts.
- Noun (Target of ridicule):
- He became the butt of all their jokes.
- Noun (Buttocks - Informal):
- He fell right on his butt.
- Verb (To strike with head):
- The goat butted the fence post.
- He butted me with his shoulder to get past.
- Verb (To adjoin):
- Our property butts against the national forest.
- "The butt of a joke": The person who is the target or subject of a joke.
- She was tired of being the butt of a joke in the office.
- "Butt heads": To argue or clash strongly with someone.
- The two managers constantly butt heads over the budget.
- Butt-end (n): The thicker or blunt end of something.
- Butt joint (n): A joint where two parts are fastened together end-to-end.
- Buttinsky (n, informal): A person who habitually interrupts or intrudes (from "butt in").
- (Noun - End): End, base, stub, stump.
- (Noun - Target): Target, victim, laughingstock.
- (Noun - Buttocks): Rear, behind, backside, bottom.
- (Verb - Strike): Ram, bump, shove, jab.
- (Verb - Adjoin): Border, abut, neighbor, meet.
- Butt in: To interrupt a conversation or activity intrusively.
- Please don't butt in while I'm speaking.
- Butt out: To stop interfering or involving oneself in something.
- This is my problem, so just butt out.
- Kick the butt: To defeat soundly or to reprimand severely.
- Our team really kicked their butts in the final game.
- Work one's butt off: To work extremely hard.
- I worked my butt off to finish that project on time.
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
- a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
- a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
- finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
- 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?
- a victim of ridicule or pranks
- the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
- thick end of the handle
- place end to end without overlapping
- The frames must be butted at the joints
- to strike, thrust or shove against
- He butted his sister out of the way
- The goat butted the hiker with his horns
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- Canada adjoins the U.S.
- England marches with Scotland