Meaning of butt in English
Verb
buttEtymology
Middle English: from Old French boter, of Germanic originDefinitions
1. lie adjacent to another or share a boundaryExamples
- « Canada adjoins the U.S. »
- « England marches with Scotland »
- 2. to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns
Examples
- « He butted his sister out of the way »
- 3. place end to end without overlapping
Examples
- « The frames must be butted at the joints »
Noun
buttEtymology
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- 2. a victim of ridicule or pranks
- 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? »
- 4. sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
- 5. finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper
Examples
- « for smoking »
- 6. a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
- 7. a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
- 8. the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)