butt
/bˈʌt/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
verb
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
“Canada adjoins the U.S.” - to strike, thrust or shove against
“He butted his sister out of the way” - place end to end without overlapping
“The frames must be butted at the joints”
noun
- thick end of the handle
- the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
- a victim of ridicule or pranks
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
“he deserves a good kick in the butt” - sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
- finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
- a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
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