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English noun: butt | |||
| 1. | butt (artifact) thick end of the handle | ||
| Synonyms | butt end | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stock | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rifle butt | ||
| 2. | butt (plant) the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | component, component part, constituent, part, portion | ||
| 3. | butt (person) a victim of ridicule or pranks | ||
| Synonyms | goat, laughingstock, stooge | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dupe, victim | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | April fool | ||
| 4. | butt (body) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | ||
| Samples | He deserves a good kick in the butt. Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?. | ||
| Synonyms | arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
| Part meronym | body, torso, trunk | ||
| 5. | butt (artifact) sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at | ||
| Synonyms | target | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sports equipment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clay pigeon | ||
| 6. | butt (artifact) finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking | ||
| Synonyms | cigaret, cigarette, coffin nail, fag | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | roll of tobacco, smoke | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cubeb, cubeb cigarette, filter-tipped cigarette, joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff, stick | ||
| Part holonym | cigarette butt | ||
| 7. | butt (artifact) a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping | ||
| Synonyms | butt joint | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | joint | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | butt weld, butt-weld, fish joint | ||
| 8. | butt (artifact) a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | barrel, cask | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | water butt | ||
| 9. | butt (artifact) the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) | ||
| Synonyms | stub | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, portion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cigar butt, cigarette butt, roach | ||
English verb: butt | |||
| 1. | butt (contact) lie adjacent to another or share a boundary | ||
| Samples | Canada adjoins the U.S.. England marches with Scotland. | ||
| Synonyms | abut, adjoin, border, butt against, butt on, edge, march | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjoin, contact, meet, touch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | neighbor, neighbour | ||
| 2. | butt (contact) to strike, thrust or shove against | ||
| Samples | He butted his sister out of the way. The goat butted the hiker with his horns. | ||
| Examples | The fighter managed to butt his opponent | ||
| Synonyms | bunt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | strike | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | headbutt | ||
| 3. | butt (contact) place end to end without overlapping | ||
| Samples | The frames must be butted at the joints. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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