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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
The rapper previously opened up about having her butt injections dissolved earlier this year. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 The snug silhouette works wonders in the butt-lifting department, while the flare bottoms create the illusion of mile-long legs. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 26 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
  • In terms of consistency, there really is no bum track on this album.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 21 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of bum
Noun
  • The jokes have continued nearly nonstop — and not all are coming from the man in the can with a 20-point plan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • There is nothing, no drama, no insight, not even a joke other than the one NeNe makes about Porsha swimming in the lady pond.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of joke
Noun
  • The Ukrainian government has said the facilities are legitimate military targets because the company supplies Russia’s frontline troops.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Its website stated that weapons must have a target cost of less than $250,000 apiece at scale.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of target
Noun
  • Global oil prices rebounded in July to $100 per barrel before falling in recent weeks to around $80 per barrel, though still well above pre-war levels.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • This would be consistent with much higher prices, possibly in the region of $120-140 per barrel based on historical form.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of barrel
Verb
  • On tricky issues, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s preference is to kick the can down the road.
    — Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Entering account information and trying to sign in causes the app to briefly load before kicking users back to the login page.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of kick
Noun
  • And just that, seeing tearstains on my father’s cheeks, was like seeing water run uphill.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Their skin is flawless, their cheeks rosy, their bodies unmarked by the forces of gravity or physical strain.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheeks
Noun
  • The Army Office of Special Trial Counsel previously alleged that there were 44 victims throughout 2025.
    — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The victim, a 15-year-old female, was home with her 5-year-old and 7-year-old family members when Reyes violently made entry into the residence after breaking a hole in the wall between the apartments.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of victim
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  • Then, an eighth pipe was slotted into the small organ, bringing with it a new sound that reverberated throughout the church.
    — Stefanie Dazio, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The new whisky expands its maturation from three to five distinct cask types, including Fino sherry and Port pipes, subtly reshaping Glenfiddich's signature fruit-forward profile by adding dryness and complexity.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
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“Butt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butt. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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