noun
- the thicker or blunt end of something
- the buttocks
- the stub of a cigarette or cigar
Usage: informal
verb
- to hit or push with the head or horns
- to place end to end or side by side
Examples
- He held the rifle by its butt.
- The goat will butt you if you get too close.
- She threw the cigarette butt in the trash.
- The two boards butt against each other perfectly.
- He became the butt of all their jokes.
- The ram butted the fence repeatedly.
- Make sure the pipes butt together tightly.