butt

noun

  1. 1

    thick end of the handle

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping

  5. 5

    finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

  6. 6

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

  7. 7

    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?

  8. 8

    a victim of ridicule or pranks

  9. 9

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

verb

  1. 1

    to strike, thrust or shove against

    He butted his sister out of the way

    The goat butted the hiker with his horns

  2. 2

    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

    Canada adjoins the U.S.

    England marches with Scotland

  3. 3

    place end to end without overlapping

    The frames must be butted at the joints

Synonyms

Also useful for “butt”:Unscrambler