butt

🇺🇸 /bʌt/ 🇬🇧 /bʌt/
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verb
R

to hit or push hard with your head

The goat will butt you if you get too close.

R

when an animal hits with its horns and head

The ram will butt its head against the fence.

noun
R

the thick end of a weapon or tool

He held the rifle by its butt.

R

the leftover part of a smoked cigarette

The ashtray was full of cigarette butts.

R

a large round container for liquids

They collected rainwater in a water butt.

R

the part of the body you sit on

He fell hard on his butt.

R

the act of hitting with your head

The goat gave him a hard butt with its head.

translation

v. to hit or push hard with your head; when an animal hits with its horns and head
n. the thick end of a weapon or tool; the leftover part of a smoked cigarette; a large round container for liquids; the part of the body you sit on; the act of hitting with your head

Word Forms

3rd Present butts
Past butted
Perfect butted
Progressive butting
Plural butts