butt synonyms

butt

n.

  1. The butt end

    base, tail end, bottom, hilt, extremity, tail, tip, fundament, stump, stub, end, fag end; see also foundation 2.

    Antonyms pinnacle, point, peak.

  2. A laughingstock

    sap, dupe, target, victim; see fool 2, victim 1, 2.

  3. *The buttocks

    bottom, seat, posterior; see back 2, rump.

butt

v.

  1. To strike with the head

    ram, push headfirst, bump, batter, knock, collide with, run into, smack, buffet, strike, hook, gore, horn, buck, bunt, toss, crash into, collide; see also crash 4, hit 2.

  2. To abut

    adjoin, touch, bound; see join 3.

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