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the part of a hide or skin corresponding to the animal's back and sides

: an unused remainder (as of a cigarette or cigar)

: an unused remainder (as of a cigarette or cigar)

3 a : an unused remainder (as of a cigarette or cigar)

: the base of a plant from which the roots spring

: the base of a plant from which the roots spring

c : the base of a plant from which the roots spring

: the thicker or handle end of a tool or weapon the butt of a rifle

: the thicker or handle end of a tool or weapon the butt of a rifle

a : the thicker or handle end of a tool or weapon the butt of a rifle

: the large or thicker end part of something:

: the large or thicker end part of something:

2 : the large or thicker end part of something:

Get your butt over here.

Get your butt over here.

Get your butt over here. kick butt saved our butts

often used as a euphemism for ass in idiomatic expressions Get your butt over here. kick butt saved our butts

— often used as a euphemism for ass in idiomatic expressions Get your butt over here. kick butt saved our butts

— often used as a euphemism for ass in idiomatic expressions Get your butt over here. kick butt saved our butts

slipped and fell on his butt

here is my journey's end, here is my butt

an object of abuse or ridicule

the butt of all their jokes

: to come into conflict

: to come into conflict

: to come into conflict

: to thrust or push headfirst : strike with the head or horns

: to thrust or push headfirst : strike with the head or horns

: to thrust or push headfirst : strike with the head or horns

: to strike or shove with the head or horns got butted by a goat butting their horns together

: to strike or shove with the head or horns got butted by a goat butting their horns together

: to strike or shove with the head or horns got butted by a goat butting their horns together

: a blow or thrust usually with the head or horns a head butt to the ribs

: a blow or thrust usually with the head or horns a head butt to the ribs

: a blow or thrust usually with the head or horns a head butt to the ribs

to reduce (something, such as a cigarette) to an unused remainder by stubbing or stampingto reduce to a butt (see butt entry 1 sense 3a

: to trim or square off (something, such as a log) at the end

: to trim or square off (something, such as a log) at the end

2 : to trim or square off (something, such as a log) at the end

: to place end to end or side to side without overlapping butt the boards together

: to place end to end or side to side without overlapping butt the boards together

1 : to place end to end or side to side without overlapping butt the boards together

The apartment building butts up against an old church.

The apartment building butts up against an old church.

where the floorboards butt against each other

where the floorboards butt against each other

where the floorboards butt against each other The apartment building butts up against an old church.

used with on or against where the floorboards butt against each other The apartment building butts up against an old church.

— used with on or against where the floorboards butt against each other The apartment building butts up against an old church.

— used with on or against where the floorboards butt against each other The apartment building butts up against an old church.

: any of various units of liquid capacity

: any of various units of liquid capacity

a large cask especially for wine, beer, or water

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

1634, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

1642, in the meaning defined above

1579, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2d

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for butt

Noun (1)

Middle English; probably akin to Middle English buttok buttock, Low German butt blunt

Noun (2)

Middle English, partly from Middle French but target, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse būtr log, Low German butt blunt; partly from Middle French bute goal, target, mound, from but target

Verb (1) and Noun (3)

Middle English, from Anglo-French buter, boter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bōzan to beat — more at beat

Verb (2)

partly from butt entry 1, partly from butt entry 2

Noun (4)

Middle English, from Anglo-French but, bout, from Old Occitan bota, from Late Latin buttis