English to English
butt
(b/@/t
)
noun (n)
- the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots(noun.plant)source: wordnet30
- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.(noun)source: webster1913
- A large cask or vessel for wine or beer. It contains two hogsheads.(noun)source: webster1913
- The common English flounder.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- to strike, thrust or shove against(verb.contact)Example:
He butted his sister out of the way.
The goat butted the hiker with his horns.
source: wordnet30 - place end to end without overlapping(verb.contact)Example:
The frames must be butted at the joints.
source: wordnet30 - To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.(verb)source: webster1913
- To strike by thrusting the head against; to strike with the head.(verb)source: webster1913