[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:
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:
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:
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:
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)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French bot, from late Latin buttis