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TOEFL BNC: 8702 COCA: 4657

butt

1 butt /ˈbʌt/ noun
plural butts
1 butt
/ˈbʌt/
noun
plural butts
Learner's definition of BUTT
[count]
chiefly US, informal + sometimes impolite : the part of the body you sit on : buttocks屁股
used in informal phrases where ass might also be used在非正式短语中同ass
: the thicker end of a weapon or tool(武器或工具的)粗端
: the end part of a cigarette or cigar that is not smoked烟蒂;烟头
informal : a cigarette香烟

kick butt

see 1kick
compare 2butt, 4butt, 6butt
2 butt /ˈbʌt/ noun
plural butts
2 butt
/ˈbʌt/
noun
plural butts
Learner's definition of BUTT
[count]
: a person who is treated badly or is made fun of(被虐待或嘲弄的)对象;笑柄usually singular通常用单数;+ of
compare 1butt, 4butt, 6butt
3 butt /ˈbʌt/ verb
butts; butted; butting
3 butt
/ˈbʌt/
verb
butts; butted; butting
Learner's definition of BUTT
: to hit or push (something) forcefully with the head(用头)顶,撞
[+ object]
[no object]

butt heads

chiefly US, informal
: to disagree about how something should be done发生争执;发生冲突

butt in

[phrasal verb] informal
: to get involved in something (such as a conversation or someone else's activities) especially in a rude way插嘴;插手

butt out

[phrasal verb] chiefly US, informal
: to stop being involved in something (such as a conversation or someone else's affairs)别插嘴;别插手;别管闲事
compare 5butt
4 butt /ˈbʌt/ noun
plural butts
4 butt
/ˈbʌt/
noun
plural butts
Learner's definition of BUTT
[count]
: a forceful hit or push with the head(头的)顶撞
compare 1butt, 2butt, 6butt
5 butt /ˈbʌt/ verb
butts; butted; butting
5 butt
/ˈbʌt/
verb
butts; butted; butting
Learner's definition of BUTT
US
: to place something right next to something else or to be right next to something else(使)毗连,相邻
[+ object]
[no object]
compare 3butt
6 butt /ˈbʌt/ noun
plural butts
6 butt
/ˈbʌt/
noun
plural butts
Learner's definition of BUTT
[count] British
compare 1butt, 2butt, 4butt
TOEFL BNC: 8702 COCA: 4657

butt

1 of 6

noun (1)

1
: buttocks
slipped and fell on his butt
often used as a euphemism for ass in idiomatic expressions
Get your butt over here.kick buttsaved our butts
2
: the large or thicker end part of something:
a
: the thicker or handle end of a tool or weapon
the butt of a rifle
b
food : a lean upper cut of the pork shoulder
c
: the base of a plant from which the roots spring
3
a
: an unused remainder (as of a cigarette or cigar)
b
slang : cigarette
4
: the part of a hide or skin corresponding to the animal's back and sides

butt

2 of 6

noun (2)

1
: an object of abuse or ridicule : victim
the butt of all their jokes
2
a
: target
b
butts plural : range sense 5c
shooting butts
c
: a blind for shooting birds
d
: a backstop (such as a mound or bank) for catching missiles shot at a target
3
a
archaic : goal
here is my journey's end, here is my butt William Shakespeare
b
obsolete : limit, bound

butt

3 of 6

verb (1)

butted; butting; butts

transitive verb

: to strike or shove with the head or horns
got butted by a goat
butting their horns together

intransitive verb

: to thrust or push headfirst : strike with the head or horns

butt

4 of 6

noun (3)

: a blow or thrust usually with the head or horns
a head butt to the ribs

butt

5 of 6

verb (2)

butted; butting; butts

intransitive verb

: abut
used with on or against
where the floorboards butt against each otherThe apartment building butts up against an old church.

transitive verb

1
: to place end to end or side to side without overlapping
butt the boards together
2
: to trim or square off (something, such as a log) at the end
3
: to reduce (something, such as a cigarette) to an unused remainder by stubbing or stamping : to reduce to a butt (see butt entry 1 sense 3a)

butt

6 of 6

noun (4)

1
: a large cask especially for wine, beer, or water
2
: any of various units of liquid capacity
especially : a measure equal to 108 imperial (see imperial entry 1 sense 4) gallons (491 liters)
Phrases
butt heads
: to come into conflict

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English; probably akin to Middle English buttok buttock, Low German butt blunt

Noun (2)

Middle English, partly from Middle French but target, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse būtr log, Low German butt blunt; partly from Middle French bute goal, target, mound, from but target

Verb (1) and Noun (3)

Middle English, from Anglo-French buter, boter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bōzan to beat — more at beat

Verb (2)

partly from butt entry 1, partly from butt entry 2

Noun (4)

Middle English, from Anglo-French but, bout, from Old Occitan bota, from Late Latin buttis

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2d

Verb (1)

1579, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun (3)

1642, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

1634, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun (4)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of butt was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 8702 COCA: 4657

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