butt
/bʌt/ verb C2- To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
He/she/it butts · Past butted · Past participle butted · -ing form butting
Verb forms
- Base form
- butt
- He/she/it
- butts
- Past
- butted
- Past participle
- butted
- -ing form
- butting
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
The Bull quietly addressed him: “Butt away as much as you will.
“He never lost his grip; but he got it butt downward for a moment too long.
How he did it I could not imagine, but he pushed and pulled and butted until he got me through the crowd, and right up to the steps which led to the office.
I don't want police butting into a private matter.
Other matches
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