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- Dictionarybutt/bʌt/
noun
- 1. the thicker end of something, especially a tool or a weapon: "a rifle butt" Similar
- 2. the stub of a cigar or a cigarette. Similar
verb
- 1. adjoin or meet end to end: "the shop butted up against the row of houses"
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butt verb [I/T] (HIT) to hit the head hard against something, or to have the heads of two people or animals hit against each other: [ T ] fig. She often butted heads with school officials in disagreements over her teaching methods.
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The butt or the butt end of a weapon or tool is the thick end of its handle. Troops used tear gas and rifle butts to break up the protests. Your left hand should be wrapped fairly firmly around the butt end of the club.
verb. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary. synonyms: abut, adjoin, border, butt against, butt on, edge, march. see more. verb. place end to end without overlapping. “The frames must be butted at the joints”
Butt definition: the end or extremity of anything, especially the thicker, larger, or blunt end considered as a bottom, base, support, or handle, as of a log, fishing rod, or pistol.. See examples of BUTT used in a sentence.
Definition of butt noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
