to butt
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4.6
- verb
- /bʌt/
- Who told you to butt your head in here?
- butt heads
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Watch on YouTubeI said you're right I bed butted him till his two front teeth have come out.
- I said you're right I bed butted him till his two front teeth have come out.
- Most of us are not walking around head butting things, these guys and our feet.
- I said I don't think that's particularly sage financial decision and he head butted me in the face.
Examples
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And yeah, you remember, What I really remember is I would head butt people because my head.
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All the other little bulls he lived with would run and jump... ...and butt their heads together.
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So they say I kick the head off when it comes down, I'll head butt it, look at the camera and say OK, yeah.
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We would butt heads and drive that thing into the ground.
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He likes to butt things with his head.
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We butt heads.
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I turn around to let her in and butt heads with Hoot, who's just walked up behind me.
Fiction book (1994) -
Can these three powers now coexist, or will they butt heads over control of the region, access to energy sources, security of sea lanes, and sovereignty over islands in the South China Sea?
Academic text (2004) -
PK opens his eyes, draws his head back, and butts Botha in the face.
Fiction book (1992) -
The ram butted the fence, trying to find a way out.
Synonyms
4
5.9
To hit something with strong force while moving
Antonyms
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
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Offensive
1
9.9
The lower front of the body above the private area that looks rounded like a small hill
- Specialized
1
6.7
A connection of two pieces of wood or metal placed end to end without overlapping
- 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
6.5
A place where two pieces of metal are joined end to end along their edges
- Specialized
1
5.6
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
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Etymology
Butt as a verb meaning to strike with the head or horns comes from an old verb meaning 'to push' or 'to strike', like a ram pushing with its head. So when an animal butts something, it hits it with its head, as in a headbutt.