noun
1. thick end of the handle
Synonym: butt end
2. the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
Synonym: stub
3. a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
4. a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
Synonym: butt joint
5. finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper
for smoking
Synonym: cigarettecigaretcoffin nailfag
6. sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
Synonym: target
7. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
e.g. he deserves a good kick in the butt
are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
Synonym: buttocksnatesarsebacksidebumbunscanfundamenthindquartershind endkeisterposteriorpratrearrear endrumpsternseattailtail endtooshietushbottombehindderrierefannyass
8. a victim of ridicule or pranks
Synonym: goatlaughingstockstooge
9. the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
butt的解释
verb
1. to strike, thrust or shove against
e.g. He butted his sister out of the way
The goat butted the hiker with his horns
Synonym: bunt
2. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
e.g. Canada adjoins the U.S.
England marches with Scotland
Synonym: borderadjoinedgeabutmarchbutt againstbutt on
3. place end to end without overlapping
e.g. The frames must be butted at the joints