butt stroke
bʌt stroʊk
Definition

Definition of butt stroke - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
militaryTECH.strike with the butt of a rifleTECH.
  • The soldier delivered a butt stroke to the enemy.
2.
handle blowTECH.UShit using the butt end of an objectTECH.US
  • He gave the door a butt stroke to open it.
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Expressions with butt

butt calln.
accidental phone call from a pocket
I got a butt call from him during the meeting.
butt dialn.
accidental call made from a pocketed phone
I received a butt dial from him yesterday.
butt headsv.
disagree strongly or argue
They often butt heads over politics.
butt inv.
interrupt a conversation without being invited
He tends to butt in when others are talking.
kick butt and take namesv.
act with great energy and dominate others
She came to the meeting to kick butt and take names.
work one's butt offv.
work very hard for a goal
She worked her butt off to finish the project on time.

Expressions with stroke

finishing stroken.
final action completing a task or project
The artist added the finishing stroke to the painting.
stroke outv.
remove or delete something by drawing a line through it
She stroked out the incorrect answer on the test.
on the stroke ofprep.
exactly at a specific time shown on the clock
The show will start on the stroke of eight.
stroke of luckn.
unexpected event bringing good fortune
Winning the lottery was a stroke of luck.
stroke of a penn.
quick decision made by signing a document
The law was changed with a stroke of a pen.
stroke of the penn.
quick decision or action made by signing a document
The law was changed with a stroke of the pen.
at one strokeadv.
immediately or all at once
The decision changed everything at one stroke.
at the stroke of 12adv.
exactly when the clock shows twelve
The event starts at the stroke of 12.
at the stroke of twelveadv.
exactly when the clock strikes twelve o'clock
The meeting will start at the stroke of twelve.
in one strokeadv.
all at once or with a single action
He solved the problem in one stroke.

Terms related to butt stroke

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
attackblowcombathitmilitaryriflestrikeweaponbashimpactsmashthump

Examples of butt stroke in a sentence

  • During the drill, he demonstrated a butt stroke on the dummy.
  • He used a butt stroke to fend off the attacker.
  • The soldier practiced the butt stroke in training.

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  1. French:coup de crosse, coup de crosse arrière, ...
  2. German:Kolbenhieb, Kolbenschlag, ...
  3. Italian:colpo di calcio, colpo con il calcio, ...
  4. Spanish:culatazo, golpe con la culata, ...
  5. Portuguese:golpe com a coronha, pancada com a coronha, ...
  6. Chinese:枪托猛击, 物体尾端击打, ...
  7. Japanese:銃床打撃, 尻端打ち, ...
  8. Arabic:ضَرْبَة بِمُؤَخَّرَةِ البُنْدُقِيَّة, ضَرْبَة بِمُؤَخَّرَة السِّلاح, ...
  9. Hebrew:מַכַּת קַת, מַכַּת קַת, ...
  10. Russian:удар прикладом, удар тупым концом, ...
  11. Ukrainian:удар прикладом, удар тильною стороною, ...
  12. Hindi:बट स्ट्रोक, पिछले सिरे से प्रहार, ...

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