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| Back | tverb, noun BrE /bʌt/NAmE /bʌt/ verb 1 ~ sb/sth to hit or push sb/sth hard with your head 2 ~ sb/sth if an animal butts sb/sth, it hits them or it hard with its horns and head ˌbutt ˈin (on sb/sth) 1 to interrupt a conversation rudelyHow can I explain if you keep butting in? + speech ‘Is that normal?’ Josie butted in. 2 (informal) to become involved in a situation that does not concern you (＝interfere (in) )I didn't ask you to butt in on my private business. ˌbutt ˈout(informal, especially NAmE) used to tell sb rudely to go away or to stop interfering in sth that does not concern them Butt out, Neil! This is none of your business. noun  word origin 1 the thick end of a weapon or toola rifle butt 2 the part of a cigarette or cigar that is left after it has been smokedan ashtray full of cigarette butts 3 (BrE) a large round container for storing or collecting liquidsa water butt 4 (informal, especially NAmE) the part of the body that you sit on( ＝buttocks)Get off your butt and do some work! Get your butt over here! (= Come here!) 5 the act of hitting sb with your head a butt from his head see also headbuttbe the butt of sthto be the person or thing that other people often joke about or criticize targetShe was the butt of some very unkind jokes. more at a pain in the ass/butt at pain n. |
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