Definition of butt
(Entry 1 of 6)
1
: buttocks
slipped and fell on his butt
—often used as a euphemism for ass in idiomatic expressions Get your butt over here.kick buttsaved our butts
2
: the large or thicker end part of something:
a
: the thicker or handle end of a tool or weapon
the butt of a rifle
b
food
: a lean upper cut of the pork shoulder
c
: the base of a plant from which the roots spring
3a
: an unused remainder (as of a cigarette or cigar)
4
: the part of a hide or skin corresponding to the animal's back and sides
butt
noun (2)Definition of butt (Entry 2 of 6)
butt
verb (1)
butted; butting; butts
Definition of butt (Entry 3 of 6)
: to strike or shove with the head or horns
got butted by a goat butting their horns together
: to thrust or push headfirst : strike with the head or horns
butt heads
: to come into conflict
butt
noun (3)Definition of butt (Entry 4 of 6)
: a blow or thrust usually with the head or horns
a head butt to the ribs
butt
verb (2)
butted; butting; butts
Definition of butt (Entry 5 of 6)
: abut
—used with on or against where the floorboards butt against each otherThe apartment building butts up against an old church.
1
: to place end to end or side to side without overlapping
butt the boards together
2
: to trim or square off (something, such as a log) at the end
3
: to reduce (something, such as a cigarette) to an unused remainder by stubbing or stamping : to reduce to a butt (see butt entry 1 sense 3a)
butt
noun (4)Definition of butt (Entry 6 of 6)
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 (see imperial entry 1 sense 4) gallons (491 liters)
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The first known use of butt was in the 14th century
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