butt (n.)

  1. thick end of the handle

    [ Syn: butt end ]

  2. the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots

  3. a victim of ridicule or pranks

    [ Syn: goat , laughingstock , stooge ]

  4. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; he deserves a good kick in the butt; are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

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

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

    [ Syn: target ]

  6. finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

    [ Syn: cigarette , cigaret , coffin nail , fag ]

  7. a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping

    [ Syn: butt joint ]

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

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

    [ Syn: stub ]

    butt (v.)

  1. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; Canada adjoins the U.S.; England marches with Scotland

    [ Syn: border , adjoin , edge , abut , march , butt against , butt on ]

  2. to strike, thrust or shove against; He butted his sister out of the way; The goat butted the hiker with his horns

    [ Syn: bunt ]

  3. place end to end without overlapping; The frames must be butted at the joints'

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