butt

butt · noun, verb

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Definitions

noun, verb

  1. 1.

    To strike or push with the head or horns.

  2. 2.

    [informal]The buttocks; a person's bottom.

  3. 3.

    The unused end of a cigarette or cigar.

  4. 4.

    To join end to end.

  5. 5.

    The thicker end of something, especially a tool or weapon.

  6. 6.

    A person who is the target of jokes or criticism.

  7. 7.

    A large cask for wine or beer.

Forms

plural: butts

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    butt in — To interrupt or intrude.
  • •
    butt out — To stop interfering (often imperative).
  • •
    butt heads — To disagree or argue.
  • •
    work one's butt off — To work very hard.
  • •
    kick someone's butt — To defeat decisively.

Related words

See also: bottom, buttocks, butts, rear
Synonyms: behind, bottom, rear, target

Etymology

Multiple origins: (1) For "buttocks": from Middle English butt, of uncertain origin. (2) For "thick end": from Old French bot ("end, extremity"). (3) For "strike with head": from Old French boter ("to push, thrust"). (4) For "cask": from Late Latin buttis ("cask").