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butt

noun · verb

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01noun

thick end of the handle

02noun

the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots

03noun

a victim of ridicule or pranks

04noun

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

“he deserves a good kick in the butt”

“are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?”

8 more meanings

05noun

sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at

06noun

finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

07noun

a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping

08noun

a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)

09noun

the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)

10verb

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

“Canada adjoins the U.S.”

“England marches with Scotland”

11verb

to strike, thrust or shove against

“He butted his sister out of the way”

“The goat butted the hiker with his horns”

12verb

place end to end without overlapping

“The frames must be butted at the joints”

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