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Synonyms for butt

Noun

1. butt, butt end, stock
usage: thick end of the handle
2. butt, goat, laughingstock, stooge, victim, dupe
usage: a victim of ridicule or pranks
3. buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass, body part
usage: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
4. target, butt, sports equipment, sporting goods
usage: sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
5. cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag, roll of tobacco, smoke
usage: finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
6. butt joint, butt, joint
usage: a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
7. butt, barrel, cask
usage: a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
8. butt, stub, part, portion
usage: the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)

Verb

1. border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on, touch, adjoin, meet, contact
usage: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
2. butt, bunt, strike, butt against
usage: to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; "He butted his sister out of the way"
3. butt, put, set, place, pose, position, lay
usage: place end to end without overlapping; "The frames must be butted at the joints"
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