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Definitions for Butt

[1] 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.
[2] an end that is not used or consumed; remnant: a cigar butt.
[3] a lean cut of pork shoulder.
[4] Slang . the buttocks.
[5] Slang . a cigarette.
[6] a person or thing that is an object of wit, ridicule, sarcasm, contempt, etc.
[7] a target.
[8] (on a rifle range) a wall of earth located behind the targets to prevent bullets from scattering over a large area. butts, a wall behind which targets can be safely lowered, scored, and raised during firing practice.
[9] butt hinge.
[10] Obsolete . a goal; limit.
[11] to have an end or projection on; be adjacent to; abut.
[12] to position or fasten an end (of something).
[13] to place or join the ends (of two things) together; set end-to-end.
[14] to strike or push with the head or horns.
[15] to strike or push something or at something with the head or horns.
[16] to project.
[17] Machinery . (of wheels in a gear train) to strike one another instead of meshing.
[18] a push or blow with the head or horns.
[19] butt in , to meddle in the affairs or intrude in the conversation of others; interfere: It was none of his concern, so he didn't butt in.
[20] butt out , to stop meddling in the affairs or intruding in the conversation of others: Nobody asked her opinion, so she butted out.
[21] a large cask for wine, beer, or ale.
[22] any cask or barrel.
[23] any of various units of capacity, usually considered equal to two hogsheads.
[24] any of several flatfishes, especially the halibut.
[25] the thicker or blunt end of something, such as the end of the stock of a rifle
[26] the unused end of something, esp of a cigarette; stub
[27] tanning the portion of a hide covering the lower backside of the animal
[28] US and Canadian informal the buttocks
[29] US a slang word for cigarette
[30] building trades short for butt joint, butt hinge
[31] a person or thing that is the target of ridicule, wit, etc
[32] shooting archery a mound of earth behind the target on a target range that stops bullets or wide shots the target itself (plural) the target range
[33] a low barrier, usually of sods or peat, behind which sportsmen shoot game birds, esp grouse
[34] archaic goal; aim
[35] (usually foll by on or against ) to lie or be placed end on to; abut to butt a beam against a wall
[36] to strike or push (something) with the head or horns
[37] (intr) to project; jut
[38] (intr ; foll by in or into) to intrude, esp into a conversation; interfere; meddle
[39] butt out informal , mainly US and Canadian to stop interfering or meddling
[40] a blow with the head or horns
[41] a large cask, esp one with a capacity of two hogsheads, for storing wine or beer
[42] a US unit of liquid measure equal to 126 US gallons
[43] Dame Clara . 1872–1936, English contralto

Words related to Butt

tail, tush, backside, behind, bottom, bum, derriere, smack, collide, shove, handle, shank, extremity, tip, stub, edge, base, fundament, foot, stump

Words nearby Butt

buto, butoconazole nitrate, butorphanol, butsu, butsudan, butt, butt bra, butt chisel, butt end, butt hinge, butt in

Origin of Butt

51250–1300; Middle English butte; cognate with Sw butta turbot, German Butt brill, turbot, flounder, Dutch bot flounder

Words that may be confused with Butt

but, butt

Word origin for Butt

C14: from Old French botte , from Old Provençal bota , from Late Latin buttis cask, perhaps from Greek butinē chamber pot

Synonyms for Butt

tail, base, bottom, edge, extremity, foot, fundament, haft, handle, hilt, shank, stock, stub, stump, tip, fag end