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- Dictionarybutt/bʌt/
noun
- 1. the thicker end of something, especially a tool or a weapon: "a rifle butt" Similar
- 2. the stub of a cigar or a cigarette. Similar
verb
- 1. adjoin or meet end to end: "the shop butted up against the row of houses"
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The meaning of BUTT is buttocks —often used as a euphemism for ass in idiomatic expressions. How to use butt in a sentence.
BUTT definition: 1. the part of a finished cigarette that has not been smoked 2. slang for bottom: 3. the thick end…. Learn more.
noun. the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots. see more see less. noun. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.
The butt or the butt end of a weapon or tool is the thick end of its handle. Troops used tear gas and rifle butts to break up the protests. Your left hand should be wrapped fairly firmly around the butt end of the club.
the end or extremity of anything: the butt of a pistol; an end that is not consumed: a cigarette butt; a person who is an object of ridicule; a victim, target: the butt of a joke; to strike or push with the head or horns: Goats like to butt their heads against each other.
Definitions of 'butt' 1. Someone's butt is their bottom. [mainly US, informal] [...] 2. The butt or the butt end of a weapon or tool is the thick end of its handle. [...] 3. The butt of a cigarette or cigar is the small part of it that is left when someone has finished smoking it. [...] More. Definitions of 'Butt'
a person or thing that is very annoying. See butt in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: butt. Definition of butt noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of BUTT. [count] 1. chiefly US, informal + sometimes impolite : the part of the body you sit on : buttocks. He slipped and landed on his butt. [= (chiefly Brit) bum] These exercises will make your butt firmer. Why don't you get off your butt and do something? [=why don't you stop being so lazy and do something?]
BUTT definition: 1. your bottom: 2. the end of a cigarette that is left after it is smoked: 3. the end of the…. Learn more.
a person or thing that is an object of wit, ridicule, sarcasm, contempt, etc. a target. (on a rifle range) a wall of earth located behind the targets to prevent bullets from scattering over a large area. butts, a wall behind which targets can be safely lowered, scored, and raised during firing practice. Building See butt hinge. [Obs.]a goal; limit.
