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butt 1, noun (oh)



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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; Language: Old French; Origin: but 'target, goal, end']
[Sense: 7; Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: botte]
[Sense: 8; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: BUTT2]
?PART OF YOUR BODY?
AmE informal the part of your body that you sit on
-synonym buttocks buttocks
::a baby's soft little butt
-see also be a pain in the butt at pain 1 (3)
?CIGARETTE?
the end of a cigarette after most of it has been smoked
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.
?GUN?
the thick end of the handle of a gun
::a rifle butt
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!
AmE spoken work/play etc your butt off
to work, play etc very hard
::I worked my butt off in college.
?CONTAINER?
BrE a large round container for collecting or storing liquids
::a rainwater butt
?HITTING WITH YOUR HEAD?
the act of hitting someone with your head