Definitions for butt

Definitions for (noun) butt

Main entry: butt, butt end

Definition: thick end of the handle


Main entry: butt, stub

Definition: the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)


Main entry: butt

Definition: a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)


Main entry: butt, butt joint

Definition: a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping


Main entry: cigaret, cigarette, butt, coffin nail, fag

Definition: finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking


Main entry: target, butt

Definition: sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at


Main entry: keister, seat, rump, rear, rear end, posterior, prat, fanny, fundament, ass, behind, arse, backside, hind end, hindquarters, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, bottom, derriere, tooshie, stern, tail, tail end, tush, nates

Definition: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Usage: he deserves a good kick in the butt; are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?


Main entry: butt, goat, laughingstock, stooge

Definition: a victim of ridicule or pranks


Main entry: butt

Definition: the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots


Definitions for (verb) butt

Main entry: butt, bunt

Definition: to strike, thrust or shove against

Usage: He butted his sister out of the way; The goat butted the hiker with his horns


Main entry: edge, butt, butt against, butt on, border, abut, adjoin, march

Definition: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

Usage: Canada adjoins the U.S.; England marches with Scotland


Main entry: butt

Definition: place end to end without overlapping

Usage: The frames must be butted at the joints


Visual thesaurus for butt