butt

/bət/

/bət/

Other forms: butts; butting; butted

Your butt is your buttocks, your tush, your rear end. Saying butt is more childish than offensive.

Butt is a four-letter word, though using it won't get you in much trouble — It's much less offensive than ass. It also has plenty of other meanings, like butting into a conversation (interrupting it) or the butt of a gun (the thick end). If you make fun of someone, they are the butt of your jokes. The used end of a cigarette is called a butt, too. But you'll hear it more often in phrases like "Get your butt in here!"

Definitions of butt

1. noun

   the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
   synonyms: stub

   types:

   cigar butt

   small part of a cigar that is left after smoking

   cigarette butt

   small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking

   roach

   the butt of a marijuana cigarette

   type of:

   part, portion

   something less than the whole of a human artifact
2. noun

   thick end of the handle
   synonyms: butt end

   types:

   rifle butt

   the butt end of a rifle

   type of:

   stock

   the handle end of some implements or tools
3. noun

   the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
   type of:

   component, component part, constituent, moiety, part, portion

   something determined in relation to something that includes it
4. noun

   the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   synonyms: ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush

   type of:

   body part

   any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
5. noun

   a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
   synonyms: butt joint

   types:

   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

   type of:

   joint

   junction by which parts or objects are joined together
6. verb

   lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
   synonyms: abut, adjoin, border, butt against, butt on, edge, march

   types:

   neighbor, neighbour

   be located near or adjacent to

   type of:

   adjoin, contact, meet, touch

   be in direct physical contact with; make contact
7. verb

   place end to end without overlapping
   “The frames must be butted at the joints”

   type of:

   lay, place, pose, position, put, set

   put into a certain place or abstract location
8. noun

   sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
   synonyms: target

   types:

   clay pigeon

   target used in skeet or trapshooting

   type of:

   sports equipment

   equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
9. noun

   a victim of ridicule or pranks
   synonyms: goat, laughingstock, stooge

   types:

   April fool

   the butt of a prank played on April 1st

   type of:

   dupe, pigeon, victim

   a person who is easily tricked or swindled
10. verb

    to strike, thrust or shove against
    “He butted his sister out of the way”

    “The goat butted the hiker with his horns”

    synonyms: bunt

    types:

    headbutt

    butt with the head

    type of:

    strike, zonk

    deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
11. noun

    finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
    synonyms: cigaret, cigarette, coffin nail, fag

    types:

    cubeb, cubeb cigarette

    a cigarette containing cubeb

    filter-tipped cigarette

    a cigarette with a filter tip

    type of:

    roll of tobacco, smoke

    tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
12. noun

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

    water butt

    a butt set on end to contain water especially to store rainwater

    type of:

    barrel, cask

    a cylindrical container that holds liquids