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[bʌt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of a person or animal) hit (someone or something) with the head or horns
(e.g: she butted him in the chest)
Phrases:
- butt heads
Origin
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Middle English: from Old French boter, of Germanic origin
[bʌt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a push or blow, especially one given with the head
Phrases:
- butt heads
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French boter, of Germanic origin
[bʌt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the person or thing at which criticism or ridicule is directed
(e.g: his singing is the butt of dozens of jokes)
- an archery or shooting target or range
Phrases:
Origin
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Middle English (in the archery sense): from Old French but, of unknown origin; perhaps influenced by French butte ‘rising ground’
[bʌt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the thicker end of something, especially a tool or a weapon
(e.g: a rifle butt)
- the stub of a cigar or a cigarette
- a person's buttocks or anus
(e.g: I was being paid to sit on my butt and watch television)
- the trunk of a tree, especially the part just above the ground
Phrases:
Origin
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late Middle English: the noun apparently related to Dutch bot ‘stumpy’, also to buttock; the verb partly from butt, reinforced by abut
[bʌt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- adjoin or meet end to end
(e.g: the shop butted up against the row of houses)
Phrases:
Origin
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late Middle English: the noun apparently related to Dutch bot ‘stumpy’, also to buttock; the verb partly from butt, reinforced by abut
[bʌt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a cask, typically used for wine, beer, or water
(e.g: a butt of malmsey)
- a liquid measure equal to 126 US gallons (equivalent to 477.5 litres)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French bot, from late Latin buttis
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