butt
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7.1
- noun
- /bʌt/
:
extremo
- The butt of the paintbrush is designed to fit comfortably in the hand.
- butt end
- rifle butt
- gun butt
He'd slipped it in his slack side pocket that day at the house, a rifle butt pounding the door.
- He'd slipped it in his slack side pocket that day at the house, a rifle butt pounding the door.
Examples
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I put a special tape on the trigger and the butt.
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"Stand back, Brothers," Connelly ordered before using the steel-sheathed butt of his shotgun as a battering ram.
Fiction book (2001) -
And it fits into the butt of the gun, the back end of of the gun.
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Thumb and middle finger on the butt, hand it to me slowly.
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Light with your right hand here at the butt end and tighter where the bridge is.
Fiction book (1990) -
The other hand rested on the butt of a gun strapped to his waist.
Fiction book (1990) -
Now, it moved instead to the butt of a SkyForce-issue 12mm pistol.
Fiction book (1997) -
The soldier aimed carefully, placing his shoulder against the butt of the rifle.
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She gripped the butt of the shovel firmly as she began to dig.
Synonyms
1
7.4
The thicker end of something, often the handle of a tool
Idioms
- Informal
A funny phrase people say when they cannot believe something
- Informal
To embarrass yourself by doing something awkward in front of other people
Compounds
- Offensive
1
9.9
A very small swimsuit or underwear with a thin strip of cloth between the buttocks
- Specialized
1
5.6
A metal joint set into the edge of a door and its frame to let the door open
- Specialized
1
6.7
A connection of two pieces of wood or metal placed end to end without overlapping
- Specialized
A way to join two metal pieces end to end by melting their ends into one flat joint
- Specialized
A way of joining two metal parts end to end by melting their ends together
- Specialized
A process that joins two metal pieces by melting their ends with electricity, often used for rails or pipes
- Offensive
The lower front of the body above the private area that looks rounded like a small hill
Surface Forms
Etymology
Butt for the thick or base end comes from an old word meaning 'stump' or 'block', like a short, solid piece of wood. So the butt of a hammer or walking stick is the thick end or base you hold or rest on.