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Dictionary: butt1   (bŭt) pronunciation
 

v., butt·ed, butt·ing, butts.

v.tr.

To hit or push against with the head or horns; ram.

v.intr.
  1. To hit or push something with the head or horns.
  2. To project forward or out.
n.

A push or blow with the head or horns.

phrasal verbs:

butt in

  1. To interfere or meddle in other people's affairs.
butt out Slang.
  1. To leave someone alone.
  2. To leave; depart.

[Middle English butten, from Old French bouter, to strike, of Germanic origin.]

butter butt'er n.
butt2 (bŭt) pronunciation
tr. & intr.v., butt·ed, butt·ing, butts.

To join or be joined end to end; abut.

n.
  1. A butt joint.
  2. A butt hinge.

[Middle English butten, from Anglo-Norman butter (variant of Old French bouter; see butt1) and from but, end; see butt4.]


butt3 (bŭt) pronunciation
n.
  1. One that serves as an object of ridicule or contempt: I was the butt of their jokes.
    1. A target, as in archery or riflery.
    2. butts A target range.
    3. An obstacle behind a target for stopping the shot.
  2. An embankment or hollow used as a blind by hunters of wildfowl.
    1. Archaic. A goal.
    2. Obsolete. A bound; a limit.

[Middle English butte, target, from Old French, from but, goal, end, target. See butt4.]


butt4 (bŭt) pronunciation
n.
  1. The larger or thicker end of an object: the butt of a rifle.
    1. An unburned end, as of a cigarette.
    2. Informal. A cigarette.
  2. A short or broken remnant; a stub.
  3. Informal. The buttocks; the rear end.

[Middle English butte, from Old French but, end, of Germanic origin.]


butt5 (bŭt) pronunciation
n.
  1. A large cask.
  2. A unit of volume equal to two hogsheads, usually the equivalent of 126 U.S. gallons (about 477 liters).

[Middle English, from Old French boute, from Late Latin *buttia, variant of buttis.]


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A cask for beer or wine, containing 108 imperial gallons (491 L).

 
Thesaurus: butt1
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noun

    An act or instance of using force so as to propel ahead: push, shove, thrust. See push/pull.
butt2

verb

    To be contiguous or next to: abut, adjoin, border, bound, join, meet, neighbor, touch, verge. See near/far/distance.
butt3

noun

  1. One that is fired at, attacked, or abused: mark, target. See seek/avoid.
  2. An object of amusement or laughter: jest, joke, laughingstock, mockery. See respect/contempt/standing.
  3. A person who is easily deceived or victimized: dupe, fool, gull, lamb, pushover, victim. Informal sucker. Slang fall guy, gudgeon, mark, monkey, patsy, pigeon, sap. Chiefly British mug. See wise/foolish.
butt4

noun

    Residual matter: end, fragment, ort (often used in plural), scrap, shard, stub. See leftover.

 

v

To place directly against the tissues covering the residual alveolar ridge; to bring any two square-ended surfaces into contact, as a butt joint.

 

n. also butt end the thicker end, especially of a tool or a weapon: a rifle butt.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

 

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A large bulk-measure cask, with established volumes and quantities for various commodities in historic marketplaces, = ½ tun.

 
Architecture: butt
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1. A short length of roofing material.
2.The thick end of a shingle.
3. A butt hinge.


 

A very large cask used for wine or other spirits. A butt normally holds 132 gallons and is commonly used to ship sherry.

 

A form of fighting which is characteristic of ruminants in which the antagonists rush at each other at speed with heads lowered and attempt to meet squarely at the poll or forehead. The victor holds his ground. Sometimes an act of aggression against humans.

 

A cigarette or a wooden cask or barrel in the wooden Navy.

 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - Thick end of the handle; The small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking); A large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons);

Tutor's tip: The group on the "butte" (small steep mountain with a flat top) made him the "butt" (laughing stock) of their jokes, "but" (except that) he did not laugh.

 
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Translations: Butt
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - stange, støde
v. intr. - støde op til, grænse op til
n. - ende, bagdel, røv

idioms:

  • butt in    blande sig , bryde ind
  • butt out    lade være med at afbryde, blande sig udenom

2.
n. - skydeskive, mål

3.
n. - tyk ende, skaft
v. tr. - støde imod
v. intr. - støde sammen, mødes

4.
n. - tønde

Nederlands (Dutch)
kolf, mikpunt, vat, peuk, (kop)stoot, naad, (verhoging achter) schietschijf, kont, boomstam, platvis, rammen, (aan)stoten, botsen, (aan)grenzen

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - donner un coup de tête à, donner un coup de corne à
v. intr. - faire saillie, donner du front
n. - barrique, futaille, tonneau

idioms:

  • butt in    s'immiscer dans les affaires des autres, intervenir, dire son mot, mettre son grain de sel
  • butt out    (US) ne pas de mêler de qch

2.
n. - cible, butte (de tir), (fig) victime, en butte

3.
n. - (gros) bout, crosse (d'un fusil), mégot (d'une cigarette), (US) clope, (US) arrière-train
v. tr. - (Tech) abouter, raboutir, étayer, buter (une poutre) (contre)
v. intr. - s'étayer, buter (contre)

4.
n. - fût, tonneau

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - stoßen, mit dem Kopf stoßen, mit den Hörnern stoßen
n. - Stoß (bes. mit den Hörnern), Kopfstoß

idioms:

  • butt in    sich einmischen
  • butt out    (ugs.) abhauen, sich nicht einmischen

2.
n. - Zielscheibe, Ziel, Schießscheibe, Zielscheibe (des Spottes)

3.
n. - Kolben, Schaft, Stummel, dickes Ende
v. - aneinanderfügen, zusammenstoßen

4.
n. - Faß, Tonne

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βαρέλα, βούτσι, στόχος τοξοβολίας, στόχος πειραγμάτων, περίγελος, υποκόπανος, κοντάκι, αποτσίγαρο, γόπα, κουτουλιά, κεφαλιά, (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) πισινός, ποπός
v. - κουτουλώ, χτυπώ με τα κέρατα

idioms:

  • butt in    διακόπτω παρεμβαίνοντας, χώνομαι
  • butt out    προβάλλω, προεξέχω

Italiano (Italian)
botte, calcio, bersaglio, cicca

idioms:

  • butt in    intromettersi
  • butt out    tirarsi indietro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - alvo (m) de zombaria, extremidade (f) mais grossa (de arma, ferramenta etc.), nádegas (f pl) (coloq.), barril (m) grande
v. - marrar

idioms:

  • butt in    intrometer-se em
  • butt out    prevenir alguém para que pare de se envolver em algo

Русский (Russian)
бочка, приклад, мишень, окурок, задница

idioms:

  • butt in    вмешаться, вторгнуться
  • butt out    отвали!

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - topar, acornear, apoyar, juntar, empalmar
v. intr. - estrellarse contra, sobresalir
n. - colilla

idioms:

  • butt in    entrar en la conversación, entremeterse
  • butt out    dejar de hacer algo, dejar de interferir

2.
n. - objetivo, blanco, blanco de tiro

3.
n. - culata
v. tr. - juntar, empalmar
v. intr. - apoyarse, toparse con

4.
n. - barril, bidón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fat, kolv, skaft, måltavla, fimp
v. - fimpa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 使接合, 接合, 毗连, 靶子, 笑柄, 嘲弄对象, 靶场, 对接

idioms:

  • butt in    插手, 干涉, 闯入
  • butt out    不关你的事, 突出, 伸出, 停止插嘴, 停止干涉

2. 用头猛撞, 用头抵撞, 插入, 突出, 抵撞

3. 较粗的一端, 枪托, 树桩, 烟蒂

4. 大桶

5. 比目鱼

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 比目魚

2.
n. - 大桶

3.
v. tr. - 使接合
v. intr. - 接合, 毗連
n. - 靶子, 笑柄, 嘲弄對象, 靶場, 對接

idioms:

  • butt in    插手, 干涉, 闖入
  • butt out    不關你的事, 突出, 伸出, 停止插嘴, 停止干涉

4.
n. - 較粗的一端, 槍托, 樹樁, 煙蒂

5.
v. tr. - 用頭猛撞
v. intr. - 用頭抵撞, 插入, 突出
n. - 抵撞

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - ~을 머리로 떠밀다, ~에 부딪히다
v. intr. - 부딪다, 돌출하다
n. - 머리로 받기

idioms:

  • butt in    참견하다
  • butt out    참견을 그만두다

2.
n. - 과녁, 목적, 대상

3.
n. - 굵은 쪽의 끝, 남은 조각, 두꺼운 가죽
v. tr. - ~의 끝에 접하다
v. intr. - 끝을 맞대다, 인접하다

4.
n. - 큰 통

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 頭で突くこと, 太いほうの端, 台じり, 吸いさし, 標的, あざけりの的, 大だる, 太い方の端, 手元, 残り
v. - 頭で突く

idioms:

  • butt in    …にくちばしを入れる
  • butt out    突出する, 他人のことに干渉しない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) برميل, نطحه, طرف غليظ, عقب سيجارة, موضع سخريه, أخمص البندقيه (المقبض), المؤخرة (فعل) نطح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נגח, חבט ראשו, דחף, נתקל, התפרע‬
v. intr. - ‮נגח, חבט ראשו, נתקל‬
n. - ‮נגיחה‬
n. - ‮קצה, סוף, גבול, קצה מרובע של קרש, מטרה (במטווח), מטרה ללעג, קורבן‬
n. - ‮ישבן, קת-רובה, בדל-סיגריה‬
v. tr. - ‮להתקין קצה ל-, לקרב קצוות זה לזה‬
v. intr. - ‮היה צמוד או סמוך ל-, גבל ב-‬
n. - ‮חבית גדולה‬


 
 

 

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