Meaning of butt in English

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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 »
Derived terms
2. to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns
Examples
- « He butted his sister out of the way »
Derived terms
- butter
3. place end to end without overlapping
Examples
- « The frames must be butted at the joints »
Derived terms
- butt joint
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
2. a victim of ridicule or pranks
Derived terms
- stooge
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
Derived terms
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)

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