butt

butts butted butting
Noun
1. thick end of the handle
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2. a victim of ridicule or pranks
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3. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
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4. sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
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5. finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
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6. a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
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7. a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
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8. the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
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Verb
1. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
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2. to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; "He butted his sister out of the way"
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3. place end to end without overlapping; "The frames must be butted at the joints"
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