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   butt

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   noun

   • 1. the thicker end of something, especially a tool or a weapon: "a rifle butt" Similar stockshaftshankendhandlehilthaftgriphelve
   • ▪ the square end of a plank or plate meeting the end or side of another, as in the side of a ship: "a butt joint"
   • ▪ the thicker or hind end of a hide used for leather.
   • 2. the stub of a cigar or a cigarette. Similar stubendtail endstumpremnantremainsremainderinformal:fag enddog end
   • 3. a person's buttocks or anus: informal North American "I was being paid to sit on my butt and watch television" Similar buttocksbottomcheekshindquartershaunchesrearrumprear endbacksideseatderrièreSitzfleischtechnical:natesinformal:behindsit-uponsternBTMtochusrusty dustybumbottypratjacksiebahookiefannytushtushietailduffbunsbootycabooseheiniepatootiekeistertuchisbazoobippybattyrasshumorous:fundamentposteriorvulgar slang:arseclungeassarchaic:breech
   • 4. the trunk of a tree, especially the part just above the ground.

   verb

   • 1. adjoin or meet end to end: "the shop butted up against the row of houses"
   • ▪ join (pieces of stone, timber, and other building materials) with the ends or sides flat against each other.

   Word Origin late Middle English: the noun apparently related to Dutch bot ‘stumpy’, also to buttock; the verb partly from butt2, reinforced by abut.

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   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! The meaning of BUTT is buttocks —often used as a euphemism for ass in idiomatic expressions. How to use butt in a sentence.

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   Is it offensive to say Butt?

   • Saying butt is more childish than offensive. Butt is a four-letter word, though using it won't get you in much trouble — It's much less offensive than ass. It also has plenty of other meanings, like butting into a conversation (interrupting it) or the butt of a gun (the thick end). If you make fun of someone, they are the butt of your jokes.

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   What does not interfere mean in 'butting in'?

   • The action of not interfering or meddling in the affairs of others is the opposite of 'butting in'. Find more words!

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   What is the difference between a butt and a weapon?

   • Someone's butt is their bottom. Frieda grinned, pinching him on the butt. The butt or the butt end of a weapon or tool is the thick end of its handle. Troops used tear gas and rifle butts to break up the protests. Your left hand should be wrapped fairly firmly around the butt end of the club.

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   What does butt hinge mean?

   • butt hinge. Obsolete. a goal; limit. to have an end or projection on; be adjacent to; abut. to position or fasten an end (of something). to place or join the ends (of two things) together; set end-to-end. to strike or push with the head or horns. to strike or push something or at something with the head or horns. to project.

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   What is a cigarette butt?

   • The butt or the butt end of a weapon or tool is the thick end of its handle. Troops used tear gas and rifle butts to break up the protests. Your left hand should be wrapped fairly firmly around the butt end of the club. The butt of a cigarette or cigar is the small part of it that is left when someone has finished smoking it.

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     The butt or the butt end of a weapon or tool is the thick...

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     Informal, mainly US and Canadian to stop interfering or...

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     Mainly US and Canadian informal an undergarment for...

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   Your butt is your buttocks, your tush, your rear end. Saying butt is more childish than offensive.

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