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butt
noun
the
part
of
the
body
that
you
sit
on
;
your
bottom
•
Max
slipped
on
the
ice
and
landed
right
on
his
butt
.
Max
slipped
on
the
ice
and
landed
right
on
his
butt
.
•
After
hours
of
driving
,
my
butt
was
numb
.
After
hours
of
driving
,
my
butt
was
numb
.
From
Middle
English
butte
,
probably
from
Old
French
but
"
target
,
end
";
over
time
the
sense
shifted
to
mean
the
rear
end
of
something
,
eventually
a
person
’
s
backside
.
noun
the
small
,
burned
end
of
a
cigarette
or
cigar
that
remains
after
most
of
it
has
been
smoked
•
He
flicked
the
cigarette
butt
into
the
ashtray
.
He
flicked
the
cigarette
butt
into
the
ashtray
.
•
Please
don
’
t
drop
your
butts
on
the
sidewalk
.
Please
don
’
t
drop
your
butts
on
the
sidewalk
.
Extension
of
earlier
sense
“
end
or
remainder
of
something
.”
Recorded
in
this
meaning
since
the
late
19th
century
,
after
cigarettes
became
common
.
verb
-
butt
,
butting
,
butts
,
butted
to
hit
,
push
,
or
knock
something
or
someone
with
the
head
or
horns
•
The
angry
goat
butted
the
fence
with
its
horns
.
The
angry
goat
butted
the
fence
with
its
horns
.
•
The
players
accidentally
butted
heads
going
for
the
ball
.
The
players
accidentally
butted
heads
going
for
the
ball
.
Old
English
buttian
“
to
thrust
with
horns
,”
related
to
Old
Norse
bauta
“
to
strike
,”
surviving
through
Middle
English
as
“
butten
.”
noun
a
person
or
thing
that
is
the
target
of
jokes
,
criticism
,
or
ridicule
•
His
wild
theories
made
him
the
butt
of
late-night
comedy
shows
.
His
wild
theories
made
him
the
butt
of
late-night
comedy
shows
.
•
Jenny
hated
being
the
butt
of
her
classmates
’
jokes
.
Jenny
hated
being
the
butt
of
her
classmates
’
jokes
.
From
the
sense
“
target
”
used
in
archery
;
first
recorded
figuratively
for
a
person
in
the
early
17th
century
.
noun
a
mound
,
board
,
or
other
structure
used
as
a
target
for
shooting
arrows
or
bullets
•
The
archers
stood
thirty
meters
from
the
butt
.
The
archers
stood
thirty
meters
from
the
butt
.
•
Soldiers
practiced
firing
at
the
rifle
butts
all
afternoon
.
Soldiers
practiced
firing
at
the
rifle
butts
all
afternoon
.
Early
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
but
“
target
;
end
,”
later
specialized
to
mean
the
target
structure
itself
.
noun
a
carpentry
joint
made
by
placing
the
square
ends
of
two
pieces
of
wood
together
•
The
frame
was
assembled
with
simple
butt
joints
.
The
frame
was
assembled
with
simple
butt
joints
.
•
A
butt
joint
is
weaker
than
a
dovetail
joint
.
A
butt
joint
is
weaker
than
a
dovetail
joint
.
Specialized
use
of
“
butt
”
meaning
“
end
”
in
carpentry
and
engineering
,
attested
since
the
18th
century
.
noun
a
large
wooden
cask
for
storing
beer
,
wine
,
or
other
liquids
,
traditionally
holding
about
126
gallons
(
475
liters
)
•
The
sherry
was
aged
in
an
oak
butt
for
ten
years
.
The
sherry
was
aged
in
an
oak
butt
for
ten
years
.
•
A
single
butt
of
port
could
supply
an
entire
tavern
.
A
single
butt
of
port
could
supply
an
entire
tavern
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
butte
"
mound
,
target
,”
later
applied
to
large
barrels
because
of
their
bulky
ends
.
