Meaning & Definition of Butt in English
English⟶
Butt
/bət/
noun
1. Thick end of the handle
synonym:
- butt,
- butt end
2. The part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
synonym:
- butt
3. A victim of ridicule or pranks
synonym:
- butt,
- goat,
- laughingstock,
- stooge
4. 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?"
synonym:
- buttocks,
- nates,
- arse,
- butt,
- backside,
- bum,
- buns,
- can,
- fundament,
- hindquarters,
- hind end,
- keister,
- posterior,
- prat,
- rear,
- rear end,
- rump,
- stern,
- seat,
- tail,
- tail end,
- tooshie,
- tush,
- bottom,
- behind,
- derriere,
- fanny,
- ass
5. Sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
synonym:
- target,
- butt
6. Finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper
- For smoking
synonym:
- cigarette,
- cigaret,
- coffin nail,
- butt,
- fag
7. A joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
synonym:
- butt joint,
- butt
8. A large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
synonym:
- butt
9. The small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
synonym:
- butt,
- stub
verb
1. Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- "Canada adjoins the u.s."
- "England marches with scotland"
synonym:
- border,
- adjoin,
- edge,
- abut,
- march,
- butt,
- butt against,
- butt on
2. To strike, thrust or shove against
- "He butted his sister out of the way"
- "The goat butted the hiker with his horns"
synonym:
- butt,
- bunt
3. Place end to end without overlapping
- "The frames must be butted at the joints"
synonym:
- butt
Examples of using
Can you bet your butt that it's true?
My butt hurts.
The cause of the fire was his cigarette butt.