butt
1
[ buht ]
/ bʌt /
noun
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.
an end that is not used or consumed; remnant: a cigar butt.
a lean cut of pork shoulder.
Slang.
the buttocks.
Slang.
a cigarette.
Origin of butt
1
1400–50; late Middle English
bott (thick) end, buttock, Old English
butt tree stump (in place names); akin to Swedish
but stump, Danish
but stubby; cf.
buttock
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Definition for butt (2 of 5)
butt
2
[ buht ]
/ bʌt /
noun
verb (used without object)
to have an end or projection on; be adjacent to; abut.
verb (used with object)
to position or fasten an end (of something).
to place or join the ends (of two things) together; set end-to-end.
Origin of butt
2
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French
but target, goal, probably ≪ Old Norse
bútr
butt1, from the use of a wooden block or stump as a target in archery, etc.
SYNONYMS FOR butt
Definition for butt (3 of 5)
Origin of butt
3
1150–1200; Middle English
butten < Anglo-French
buter, Old French
boter to thrust, strike < Germanic; compare Middle Dutch
botten to strike, sprout
Definition for butt (4 of 5)
butt
4
[ buht ]
/ bʌt /
noun
a large cask for wine, beer, or ale.
any cask or barrel.
any of various units of capacity, usually considered equal to two hogsheads.
Origin of butt
4
1350–1400; Middle English
bote < Anglo-French
bo(u)t(e); Middle French < Old Provençal
bota < Late Latin
butta, buttis, akin to Greek
boût(t)is
Definition for butt (5 of 5)
butt
5
or but
[ buht ]
/ bʌt /
any of several flatfishes, especially the halibut.
Origin of butt
5
1250–1300; Middle English
butte; cognate with
Sw
butta turbot, German
Butt brill, turbot, flounder, Dutch
bot flounder
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British Dictionary definitions for butt (1 of 5)
butt
1
/ (bʌt) /
noun
the thicker or blunt end of something, such as the end of the stock of a rifle
the unused end of something, esp of a cigarette; stub
tanning
the portion of a hide covering the lower backside of the animal
US and Canadian informal
the buttocks
US a slang word for cigarette
building trades short for butt joint, butt hinge
Word Origin for butt
C15 (in the sense: thick end of something, buttock): related to Old English
buttuc end, ridge, Middle Dutch
bot stumpy
British Dictionary definitions for butt (2 of 5)
butt
2
/ (bʌt) /
noun
a person or thing that is the target of ridicule, wit, etc
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
a low barrier, usually of sods or peat, behind which sportsmen shoot game birds, esp grouse
archaic
goal; aim
verb
(usually foll by on or against)
to lie or be placed end on to; abut
to butt a beam against a wall
Word Origin for butt
C14 (in the sense: mark for archery practice): from Old French
but; related to French
butte knoll, target
British Dictionary definitions for butt (3 of 5)
butt
3
/ (bʌt) /
verb
to strike or push (something) with the head or horns
(intr)
to project; jut
(intr ; foll by in or into)
to intrude, esp into a conversation; interfere; meddle
butt out informal, mainly US and Canadian
to stop interfering or meddling
noun
a blow with the head or horns
Derived forms of butt
butter, nounWord Origin for butt
C12: from Old French
boter, of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch
botten to strike; see
beat,
button
British Dictionary definitions for butt (4 of 5)
butt
4
/ (bʌt) /
noun
a large cask, esp one with a capacity of two hogsheads, for storing wine or beer
a US unit of liquid measure equal to 126 US gallons
Word Origin for butt
C14: from Old French
botte, from Old Provençal
bota, from Late Latin
buttis cask, perhaps from Greek
butinē chamber pot
British Dictionary definitions for butt (5 of 5)
Butt
/ (bʌt) /
noun
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