Definition of butt - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
- He fell and landed on his butt.
2.
smokingUS end part of a smoked cigaretteUS
- He threw the butt on the ground..
3.
toolsthick end of something, especially a tool or weapon
- He gripped the butt of the rifle..
4.
ridiculeperson or thing ridiculed
- He was the butt of all the jokes.
5.
shootingDated target for shooting practiceDated
- The archer aimed at the butt.
6.
containerDated UK large barrel for storing liquidsDated UK
- The wine was aged in a butt.
Verb
1.
physical actiontr./intr. strike with the head or hornstr./intr.
- The goat butted the fence repeatedly..
2.
interfereintr. US intrude into a conversationintr. US
- He butted into our discussion unexpectedly.
3.
abutintr. US lie adjacent to another or share a boundaryintr. US
- The garden butts the edge of the forest.
Images of butt
thick end of something, especially a tool or weapon 
large barrel for storing liquids
Expressions with butt
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accidental phone call from a pocket
I got a butt call from him during the meeting.
accidental call made from a pocketed phone
I received a butt dial from him yesterday.
disagree strongly or argue
They often butt heads over politics.
interrupt a conversation without being invited
He tends to butt in when others are talking.
act with great energy and dominate others
She came to the meeting to kick butt and take names.
work very hard for a goal
She worked her butt off to finish the project on time.
to unfairly move ahead of others in a queue
He tried to butt in line at the concert.
intrude into a situation without permission
He always butts into other people's business.
completely without clothes
He walked into the room butt naked.
target of humor or mockery
She felt hurt being the butt of the joke at the party.
move forward by pushing others aside with the body
He butted his way through the busy market.
move away from a situation or conversation
He decided to butt out before things got worse.
to be adjacent or next to something
Their property butts up to the park.
touch or lean on something
The fence butts up against the side of the house.
start working or moving faster or with more effort
You need to get your butt in gear if you want to finish.
be defeated in a competition or fight
We got our butts kicked in the soccer match.
move quickly to a place
You need to get your butt to the meeting now.
start doing something instead of being lazy
You need to get up off your butt and finish your homework!
defeat someone decisively
Our team is going to kick butt in the finals.
motivational push to encourage action or improvement
The coach gave the team a kick in the butt.
defeat someone in a competition or fight
Our team will kick their butt in the finals.
someone or something very annoying
My little brother is such a pain in the butt when I'm studying.
extremely smooth or soft with no roughness
This table is smooth as a baby's butt!
work very hard to achieve something
She had to bust her butt to meet the deadline.
Origin of butt
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Terms with butt included in their meaning
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discipline
spank someone on the butt with a flat wooden board for punishment
unclothed person
not wearing anything on the butt
acr: Brazilian butt lift
surgery to make the buttocks bigger
smoking
the butt of a smoked cigar
smoking
cigarette butt left after smoking
cigarette
take apart a cigarette butt to reduce litter
acr: Iron Butt Association
group for people who ride motorcycles long distances
acr: laughing my butt off
laughing a lot because something is very funny
firearms
soft attachment on a firearm butt to absorb recoil
butting
butt with the head
military
strike with the butt of a rifle
handle blow
hit using the butt end of an object
firearms
plate attached to the butt end of a gunstock
Examples of butt in a sentence
The child slipped and hurt his butt on the floor. He stepped on a cigarette butt. The ashtray was full of cigarette butts. The carpenter sanded the butt of the chisel. The butt of the spear was decorated. She became the butt of their cruel pranks.
The movie made him the butt of endless memes. The range officer inspected the butt before practice. A fresh paper target was fixed to the butt. The brewery stored ale in a large butt. A butt of cider was delivered to the festival. The ram butted the intruder aggressively. She butted the door with her head in frustration. She tends to butt into conversations at meetings. I wish he wouldn't butt into every argument. The new building butts the old library. Our property butts the city park.
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- French:derrière, heurter, ...
- German:Hintern, rammen, ...
- Italian:sedere, colpire con la testa, ...
- Spanish:trasero, embestir, ...
- Portuguese:rabo, dar uma cabeçada, ...
- Chinese:屁股, 顶撞, ...
- Japanese:お尻, 突く, ...
- Arabic:مؤخرة, نَطَحَ, ...
- Hebrew:טוּסִיק, לִנְגּוֹחַ, ...
- Russian:зад, бодать, ...
- Ukrainian:сідниці, бодати, ...
- Hindi:नितंब, टक्कर मारना, ...
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