butt

¹butt

verb \ˈbət\

Definition of BUTT

intransitive verb

: to thrust or push headfirst : strike with the head or horns

transitive verb

: to strike or shove with the head or horns

— butt heads

: to come into conflict

Origin of BUTT

Middle English, from Anglo-French buter, boter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bōzan to beat — more at beat

First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with BUTT

but, cut, glut, gut, hut, jut, mutt, nut, putt, rut, scut, shut, slut, smut, soot, strut, tut, ut, what

²butt

noun

Definition of BUTT

: a blow or thrust usually with the head or horns

First Known Use of BUTT

1647

³butt

noun

Definition of BUTT

1

: a large cask especially for wine, beer, or water

2

: any of various units of liquid capacity; especially : a measure equal to 108 imperial gallons (491 liters)

Origin of BUTT

Middle English, from Anglo-French but, bout, from Old Occitan bota, from Late Latin buttis

First Known Use: 14th century

⁴butt

noun

Definition of BUTT

1

a : a backstop (as a mound or bank) for catching missiles shot at a target

b : target

c plural : range 5c

d : a blind for shooting birds

2

a obsolete : limit, bound

b archaic : goal <here is my journey's end, here is my butt — Shakespeare>

3

: an object of abuse or ridicule : victim <the butt of all their jokes>

Origin of BUTT

Middle English, partly from Middle French but target, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse būtr log, Low German butt blunt; partly from Middle French bute goal, target, mound, from but target

First Known Use: 14th century

⁵butt

noun

Definition of BUTT

1

: buttocks —often used as a euphemism for ass in idiomatic expressions <get your butt over here> <kick butt> <saved our butts>

2

: the large or thicker end part of something:

a : a lean upper cut of the pork shoulder

b : the base of a plant from which the roots spring

c : the thicker or handle end of a tool or weapon

3

a : an unused remainder (as of a cigarette or cigar)

b slang : cigarette

4

: the part of a hide or skin corresponding to the animal's back and sides

Origin of BUTT

Middle English; probably akin to Middle English buttok buttock, Low German butt blunt

First Known Use: 15th century

⁶butt

verb

Definition of BUTT

intransitive verb

: abut —used with on or against

transitive verb

1

: to place end to end or side to side without overlapping

2

: to trim or square off (as a log) at the end

3

: to reduce (as a cigarette) to a butt by stubbing or stamping

Origin of BUTT

partly from ⁴butt, partly from ⁵butt

First Known Use: 1634