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butt (enc)

Butt

Noun1.butt - thick end of the handle
rifle butt - the butt end of a rifle
stock - the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock"
2.butt - a victim of ridicule or pranks
April fool - the butt of a prank played on April 1st
dupe, victim - a person who is tricked or swindled
3.butt - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
4.butt - sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
clay pigeon - target used in skeet or trapshooting
sporting goods, sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
5.butt - finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
cigarette butt - small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking
cubeb cigarette, cubeb - a cigarette containing cubeb
filter-tipped cigarette - a cigarette with a filter tip
marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff, stick, joint - marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
roll of tobacco, smoke - tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
6.butt - a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
butt weld, butt-weld - a butt joint that is welded
fish joint - a butt joint formed by bolting fish plates to the sides of two rails or beams
joint - junction by which parts or objects are joined together
7.butt - a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
barrel, cask - a cylindrical container that holds liquids
water butt - a butt set on end to contain water especially to store rainwater
8.butt - the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
cigar butt - small part of a cigar that is left after smoking
cigarette butt - small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking
portion, part - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
roach - the butt of a marijuana cigarette
Verb1.butt - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"
neighbor, neighbour - be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India"
2.butt - to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; "He butted his sister out of the way"
strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
bump into, jar against, knock against, run into, butt against - collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"
3.butt - place end to end without overlapping; "The frames must be butted at the joints"
lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

 

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