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butt

UK
/bʌt/
US
/bʌt/
butt down
butt in
butt out
butt up

Translations

buttnoun
butts
pl
UK
/bʌt/
US
/bʌt/
He fell and landed on his butt.
Он упал и приземлился на зад.
He rested the rifle's butt on his shoulder.
Он положил приклад ружья на плечо.
Additional translations
окурок
торец
пень
Synonyms
haunches
derrière
bottom
back
rear
backside
behind
rump
posterior
buttverb
butted
Past Simple
butted
Past Participle
butting
Gerund
UK
/bʌt/
US
/bʌt/
The goat tried to butt the fence.
Коза попыталась бодать забор.
Additional translations
таранить
врезаться
Synonyms
strike
ram
hit
collide
bump
buttadjective
UK
/bʌt/
US
/bʌt/
Used attributively in expressions such as 'butt joint', describing parts placed end to end.

Definitions

buttnoun
The thicker end of a weapon or tool, such as the handle of a gun or the end of a rifle stock.
He rested the butt of the rifle against his shoulder as he took aim.
A person or thing that is the object of ridicule or criticism.
He was often the butt of jokes due to his clumsy nature.
A cigarette end or the remaining part of a smoked cigarette.
He flicked the cigarette butt into the ashtray after taking the last drag.
The part of the body on which a person sits; the buttocks.
She slipped on the ice and landed on her butt.
A large cask, especially one for wine, beer, or water.
The cellar was filled with butts of wine aging for the next season.
A joint formed by placing two pieces end to end without overlap.
The carpenter secured the boards with a simple butt joint.
The base or thicker end of a tree trunk just above the roots.
They trimmed the butt of the pine before hauling it away.
A mound, bank, or other target used for practising archery or shooting.
The archers took turns loosing arrows at the straw-covered butt.
buttverb
To hit or push against something with the head or horns.
The goat butted the fence with its horns.
To interfere or meddle in someone else's affairs.
He always tries to butt into our conversations.
To place or fit two pieces together end to end so that they touch.
The metal plates should butt together evenly before welding.
buttadjective
Placed end to end without overlap; relating to a butt joint.
The cabinet maker preferred butt joints for this design.
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