variants
or head-butt
or head butt
plural headbutts or head-butts or head butts
: a violent blow with the forehead or crown of the head especially into the face or head of another person
I took the offensive next, figuring a headbutt to the bridge of his nose would be a strategic response …—Corwin Ericson
A fearless former BMX racer … , McEwen uses elbows, shoulders and an occasional head butt to fight for position in the sprint.—Michael Henson
headbutt
verb, transitive + intransitive
or head-butt
headbutted or head-butted; headbutting or head-butting; headbutts or head-butts
When Mr. Bartle got up, Gordon headbutted him, breaking his nose and leaving him needing an operation …
—Rob Kennedy
It has been awhile since Dennis Rodman head-butted Chicago's Stacey King and was ejected from a game …
—Joe Menzer
Ordinary soccer brutes head-butt to break an opponent's nose.
—Time
headbutter
noun
or head-butter
plural headbutters or head-butters
The others, skinny kids from Leeds, were headbutters and kickers and they got into a corner and took out several locals before Cashin … got there.
—Peter Temple
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