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Butt

/bʌt/ · noun

Meaning

(countable) The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end.

Definitions by Sense

  1. (countable) The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end
  2. (countable) The waste end of anything.
  3. (countable, generally) An end of something, often distinguished in some way from the other end.
  4. (countable) A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
  5. To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
  6. (transitive) To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.
  7. (intransitive) To strike bluntly with the head.
  8. (transitive, intransitive, eastern Canada, parts of the northeastern US) To cut in line (in front of someone).

Example Sentences

Here is my journey's end, here is my butt / And very sea-mark of my utmost sail.
And Barnsdale there doth butt on Don's well-watered ground.
In the sketch (which is taken about 75 Jovian days after that of the 2nd July) there is shown a dark copper-coloured streak along the southern margin of the south brown belt, butting on to a bluff-headed streak of cumulus cloud which may be the same remarkable bluff head noticed on July 2.
Two harmless lambs are butting one the other.
Rams butt at other males during mating season.
Teacher! He just butted me!
Additionally, kids are pinched, fondled, propositioned, and hit; and it all goes unseen amid the general confusion and nonspecific orders from the cafeteria supervisors who are yelling things like, "Keep it down, you people!" "No butting!" "Wait your turn, boys!" All of which sound as though there is law and order, just no actual justice to the victim.
Be careful in the pen, that ram can knock you down with a butt.

Synonyms for butt

pipebuttysternassedgebumpratbottomtailborderstubarsestoogefundamentkeisterrearderriererumpbacksidebehindtushposterior

Antonyms for butt

Related Words

bumkeisterbunsarsestubrearlaughingstockpratbacksiderumptushsternbottomcoffin nailcigaretteposteriorgoatseatassedge

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does butt mean?

Butt means (countable) The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end.

What is a synonym for butt?

Common synonyms include pipe, butty, stern, ass.

What is the opposite of butt?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use butt in a sentence?

Here is my journey's end, here is my butt / And very sea-mark of my utmost sail.

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