butt

C2+ Topic:The Human Body

US /bʌt/ UK /bʌt/ See IPA manual

Homophones

Minimal pairs

Sounds like bot /ʌ/ vs /ɑ/

Meanings

1

noun
the thicker or blunt end of something; to strike with the head

He gripped the rifle by the butt and crept forward.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the thicker or blunt end of... end stub stockhaftramheadbuttstrike push

Word family

Derived forms buttedbutting

Related forms buttock abut

Common collocations

butt weld Noun + noun

Etymology

The 'thick end' sense is from Middle English but, of Low German or Dutch origin, related to buttock. The verb 'to strike with the head' is from Old French boter ('to thrust, push'), of Germanic origin.

boter Old French

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Topics

The Human Body

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# butt

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /bʌt/
**IPA (UK):** /bʌt/

## Meanings
1. the thicker or blunt end of something; to strike with the head

## Examples
- He gripped the rifle by the butt and crept forward.

## Synonyms
- end
- stub
- stock
- haft
- ram
- headbutt
- strike
- push

## Derived Forms
- butted
- butting

## Related Forms
- buttock
- abut

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: boter

## Etymology
The 'thick end' sense is from Middle English but, of Low German or Dutch origin, related to buttock. The verb 'to strike with the head' is from Old French boter ('to thrust, push'), of Germanic origin.

## AI Etymology
Butt is the 'thick end' sense is from Middle English but, of Low German or Dutch origin, related to buttock. The verb 'to strike with the head' is from Old French boter ('to thrust, push'), of Germanic origin. Important recorded forms include boter (Old French). The current sense covers the thicker or blunt end of something; to strike with the head. The wider family includes derived forms such as butted and butting and related words such as buttock and abut.

## Topics
- The Human Body

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