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noun (1)

ˈbət How to pronounce butt (audio)
Definition of buttnext
as in backside
the part of the body upon which someone sits park your butts in the seats and keep quiet, or I'm turning this car around

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butt

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noun (2)

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as in joke
a person or thing that is made fun of the social outcast got tired of being the butt of everyone's jokes

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as in target
a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule usually the U.S. Congress is the butt of the radio commentator's scathing wit

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butt

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noun (3)

as in barrel
an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages a butt of hard cider that we had pressed ourselves

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butt

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verb

as in to kick

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Recent Examples of butt
Noun
Get your butt into the classic bottoms in this summery white shade or a range of additional washes. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 21 July 2026 Initiate the movement by hinging at the hips and pushing your butt back. — Jenessa Connor, Health, 21 July 2026
Verb
Putting Rue’s apolitical faith in nationalist terms for the show’s closing image reads like one last thumbing of the nose that butts up against the season’s occasional naked sincerity. — Alison Herman, Variety, 1 June 2026 Officials also said Makary butted heads with other health officials and was seen as struggling to manage his agency. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for butt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for butt
  1. bum
  2. joke
  3. target
  4. barrel
  5. kick
  6. cheeks
  7. victim
  8. pipe
Noun
  • The Coliseum stayed in business for 500 years, bums in seats twice a week, watching people hack each other to death.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Sometimes there is a fine line between being a hero or a bum, but Dave has been able to negotiate that line, because players trust him, and the players know that Dave cares about them and their families.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of bum
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  • For a few hours, the disappearance was fodder for office jokes, Mélanie Brinbaum, Nestlé’s European head of marketing and consumer communications, tells Fortune.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • Poor Sirs Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen are back in the mix, reprising their X-Men roles, and somehow, Channing Tatum is Gambit, like, for real and not as a joke.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Definition of joke
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  • With that said, Spanish star Rodri will have a target on his back (or, more appropriately, his ankles).
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • By crunching massive amounts of data in a short time, AI can help identify and strike enemy targets.
    — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
Definition of target
Noun
  • Iran got 70 million barrels of oil out of the strait in the weeks following its memorandum of understanding with the United States.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Oil prices continued to rise on Monday, topping more than $90 per barrel for benchmark crude.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 20 July 2026
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Verb
  • They should be inspired by the rise of teenage winger Rio Ngumoha, who kicked on impressively after shining during the tune-up trip to Hong Kong and Japan a year ago.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Cody Rhodes called out the logic of Gunther being rewarded after kicking Cody in the head with a car door.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of kick
Noun
  • As their national anthem played before the match, tears streamed down the cheeks of the Argentina players, emphasizing their emotional investment in the occasion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • As for beauty, Lopez was glowing to the max with luminous glam, complete with rosy cheeks, shimmery eyeshadow, glossy lips, and long, patterned nails.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 17 July 2026
Definition of cheeks
Noun
  • Jones said Velasquez and the victim were close friends and lived just a few miles apart.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
  • Patel arrived in Jakarta shortly after talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet concerning joint efforts to combat international online scam operations that cheat victims out of billions of dollars annually.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of victim
Noun
  • Yet a bright orange pipe with a black fiber-optic cable inside runs from the outer wall down into the surrounding soil.
    — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 20 July 2026
  • With the 36-inch water transmission line undergoing repairs, West Hollywood is currently being served by an 8-inch distribution pipe.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
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“Butt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butt. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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