butt

butt¹ [bʌt] n

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1¦(part of your body)¦

2¦(cigarette)¦

3 be the butt of something

4¦(gun)¦

5 get your butt in/out/over etc

6 work/play etc your butt off

7¦(container)¦

8¦(hitting with your head)¦

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[Sense: 1-2, 4-6; Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Origin unknown.]

[Sense: 3; Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: but 'target, goal, end']

[Sense: 7; Date: 1400-1500; : Old French; Origin: botte]

[Sense: 8; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: BUTT²]

1.) ¦(PART OF YOUR BODY)¦

AmE informal the part of your body that you sit on

= ↑buttocks

▪ a baby's soft little butt

→be a pain in the butt at ↑pain¹ (3)

2.) ¦(CIGARETTE)¦

the end of a cigarette after most of it has been smoked

3.) be the butt of sth

to be the person or thing that other people often make jokes about

▪ Paul quickly became the butt of everyone's jokes.

4.) ¦(GUN)¦

the thick end of the handle of a gun

▪ a rifle butt

5.) get your butt in/out/over etc

AmE spoken used to rudely tell someone to go somewhere or do something

▪ Kevin, get your butt over here!

6.) AmE spoken work/play etc your butt off

to work, play etc very hard

▪ I worked my butt off in college.

7.) ¦(CONTAINER)¦

BrE a large round container for collecting or storing liquids

▪ a rainwater butt

8.) ¦(HITTING WITH YOUR HEAD)¦

the act of hitting someone with your head

butt ²

butt² v [I and T]

[Date: 1400-1500; : Old French; Origin: boter 'to push']

1.) to hit or push against something or someone with your head

2.) if an animal butts someone, it hits them with its horns

butt in phr v

1.) to interrupt a conversation rudely

▪ Stop butting in!

2.) to become involved in a private situation that does not concern you

butt in on

▪ They don't want outsiders butting in on their decision-making.

butt out phr v

used to tell someone rudely that you do not want them to be involved in a conversation or situation

▪ This has nothing to do with you, so just butt out!