noun

butt

buht

noun

A person's buttocks.

"He fell right on his butt."

The thicker or blunt end of something, such as a weapon or tool.

"He hit the nail with the butt of his hand."

The remaining short piece of something after most of it is used, especially a cigarette.

"He stubbed the cigarette butt out in the ashtray."

The target of ridicule or jokes.

"He was the butt of every joke at school."

verb

To hit or push against something with the head.

"The goat butted the fence repeatedly."

To interrupt or push into a conversation or line.

"Don't butt in while I'm talking."

How to Use Butt

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe rear end/backside, the blunt end of something, a leftover stub (like a cigarette), or to headbutt/interrupt.

Common mistake

Don't confuse with "but" (the conjunction) — they sound identical but are spelled and used completely differently.

Easily confused with

but →

Common pairings

butt in cigarette butt butt heads with

Word Forms

butted past tense, butted past tense, butts plural, butts plural, butts plural, butts plural, butts plural, butts plural, butts plural, Butts plural, butts singular, butts singular

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Etymology

From Old English words meaning "small piece of land" or "end, stub," ultimately from a Proto-Germanic root meaning "end" or "bottom."

Rhymes for butt

mutt putt Honeycutt Hunnicutt scuttlebutt

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