Meaning of butt in English

1. Pronunciation

   /bət/

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1. Verb

   butt

   Etymology

   Middle English: from Old French boter, of Germanic origin

   Definitions

   1. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

   Examples

   • « Canada adjoins the U.S. »
   • « England marches with Scotland »
2. 2. to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns

   Examples

   • « He butted his sister out of the way »
3. 3. place end to end without overlapping

   Examples

   • « The frames must be butted at the joints »

4. Noun

   butt

   Etymology

   Middle English (in the archery sense): from Old French but, of unknown origin; perhaps influenced by French butte‘rising ground’

   Definitions

   1. thick end of the handle
5. 2. a victim of ridicule or pranks
6. 3. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

   Examples

   • « he deserves a good kick in the butt »
   • « are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing? »
7. 4. sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
8. 5. finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper

   Examples

   • « for smoking »
9. 6. a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
10. 7. a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
11. 8. the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)