- 1(informal) the part of the body that you sit on synonym buttock Get off your butt and do some work! Get your butt over here! (= Come here!)
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- 2the thick end of a weapon or tool a rifle butt
- 3the part of a cigarette or cigar that is left after it has been smoked an ashtray full of cigarette butts
- 4the act of hitting someone with your head a butt from his head Idioms
to be the person or thing that other people often joke about or criticize synonym target She was the butt of some very unkind jokes.
(impolite) to punish or defeat someone
a person or thing that is very annoying
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