Butt

  • 41butt — I [[t]bʌt[/t]] n. 1) the end or extremity of anything, esp. the thicker, larger, or blunt end considered as a base, support, or handle: the butt of a rifle[/ex] 2) an end that is not used or consumed; remnant: a cigar butt[/ex] 3) coo a lean cut… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 42butt — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French buter, boter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bōzan to beat more at beat Date: 13th century intransitive verb to thrust or push headfirst ; strike with the head or horns transitive… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 43butt — butt1 /but/, n. 1. the end or extremity of anything, esp. the thicker, larger, or blunt end considered as a bottom, base, support, or handle, as of a log, fishing rod, or pistol. 2. an end that is not used or consumed; remnant: a cigar butt. 3. a …

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  • 44butt — 1. noun /bʌt/ a) The buttocks; used as a euphemism, less objectionable than arse/ass Get up off your butt and get to work. b) The whole buttocks and pelvic region that includes ones private parts. I can se …

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  • 45butt — {{11}}butt (n.1) thick end, O.E. buttuc end, small piece of land, akin to O.N. butr short. In sense of human posterior it is recorded from mid 15c. Meaning remainder of a smoked cigarette first recorded 1847. {{12}}butt (n.2) barrel, late 14c.,… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 46butt — 1 noun (C) 1 be the butt of to be the person or thing that other people often make jokes about: Paul quickly became the butt of everyone s jokes. 2 CIGARETTE the end of a cigarette after most of it has been smoked 3 GUN the thick end of the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 47butt — [bat] 1. n. the buttocks. (Potentially offensive, although heard almost everywhere.) □ She fell right on her butt. □ The doctor gave her a shot in the butt. 2. n. a cigarette butt. □ Whose butts are those in the car ashtray? …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 48butt — I n. a cigarette; rifle butt II v. 1)(d; intr.) to buttagainst 2) (colloq.) (d; intr.) to butt into (to butt into smb. s business) * * * [bʌt] rifle butt (d; intr.) to buttagainst a cigarette (colloq.) (d; intr.) to butt into (to butt into smb. s …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 49butt — n the backside, buttocks. In the USA, butt is the most common colloquial term for this part of the body. Although slightly vulgar and generally the monopoly of male speakers, butt, unlike ass, is per missible in polite society or broadcasts. It… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 50butt — butt1 verb 1》 hit with the head or horns. 2》 (butt in) interrupt or intrude on a conversation or activity.     ↘(butt out) N. Amer. informal stop interfering. noun a rough push with the head. Origin ME: from OFr. boter, of Gmc origin. butt2 noun… …

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