butt: Meaning and Definition of

butt

1. the end or extremity of anything, esp. the thicker, larger, or blunt end considered as a bottom, base, support, or handle, as of a log, fishing rod, or pistol.
2. an end that is not used or consumed; remnant: a cigar butt.
3. a lean cut of pork shoulder.
4. the buttocks.
5. a cigarette.

butt

1. a person or thing that is an object of wit, ridicule, sarcasm, contempt, etc.
2. a target.
3. (on a rifle range)
1. a wall of earth located behind the targets to prevent bullets from scattering over a large area.
2. butts,a wall behind which targets can be safely lowered, scored, and raised during firing practice.
4. See
5. a goal; limit.

1. to have an end or projection on; be adjacent to; abut.

1. to position or fasten an end (of something).
2. to place or join the ends (of two things) together; set end-to-end.

butt

1. to strike or push with the head or horns.

1. to strike or push something or at something with the head or horns.
2. to project.
3. (of wheels in a gear train) to strike one another instead of meshing.
4. to meddle in the affairs or intrude in the conversation of others; interfere: It was none of his concern, so he didn't butt in.
5. to stop meddling in the affairs or intruding in the conversation of others: Nobody asked her opinion, so she butted out.

1. a push or blow with the head or horns.

butt

1. a large cask for wine, beer, or ale.
2. any cask or barrel.
3. any of various units of capacity, usually considered equal to two hogsheads.

butt

1. any of several flatfishes, esp. the halibut.