Definição e significado de butt

butt (n.)

1.a cylindrical container that holds liquids

2.the center of a target

3.thick end of the handle

4.the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)

5.a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)

6.a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping

7.finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

8.sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at

9.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?"

10.the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun"the rifle had been fitted with a special stock"

11.the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots

12.(figurative)a victim of ridicule or pranks

butt (v.)

1.to strike, thrust or shove against"He butted his sister out of the way" "The goat butted the hiker with his horns"

2.lie adjacent to another or share a boundary"Canada adjoins the U.S." "England marches with Scotland"

3.place end to end without overlapping"The frames must be butted at the joints"