butt

/bˈʌt/

/ˈbət/

[noun] [verb]

Butt

[NOUN]

finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

synonyms : cigaret

cigarette

coffin nail

fag

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

synonyms : arse

thick end of the handle

synonyms : butt end

the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)

synonyms : stub

a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)

sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at

synonyms : target

a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping

synonyms : butt joint

a victim of ridicule or pranks

synonyms : goat

laughingstock

stooge

the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots

to butt

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

synonyms : abut

to strike, thrust or shove against

synonyms : bunt

place end to end without overlapping

Examples

1. I've never used him as the butt of a joke.

2. No one wants to be the butt of a joke.

3. He was sick of being the butt of their jokes.

4. I make it look easy but I busted my butt many times!

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