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- pronunciation:
- buht
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb & intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- butt in
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
butts, butting, butted |
| definition 1: |
to hit or push with the head or horns.
When he leaned over to pat the young goat, the mother goat butted him.- synonyms:
- ram
- similar words:
- abut, bang, batter, bump, hit, jut, poke, pound, push, shove, strike, thrust
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| definition 2: |
to project or protrude.
- synonyms:
- bulge, extend, project, protrude
- similar words:
- abut, jut, poke
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| related words: |
abut, clash, gore, muscle, shove |
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| phrase: |
butt in |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a push or blow with the head or horns.
- similar words:
- bang, blow, bump, hit, impact, poke, push, shove, strike, thrust
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The words butt and but sound alike but have different meanings.
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