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'butt' - used as a noun
1. thick end of the handle
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
4. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
he deserves a good kick in the butt
5. sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
6. finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
7. a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
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)

'butt' - used as a verb
10. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
11. to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns
He butted his sister out of the way
12. place end to end without overlapping
The frames must be butted at the joints

derived forms
1. Butt / Plural
butts
2. Butt / Past
butted
3. Butt / Third Person
butts
4. Butt / Present Participle
butting
Variations of 'butt'
 
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