to butt
- verb
- /bʌt/
- When installing the tiles, butt each edge against the next one without overlapping.
- butt the ends together
- butt the edges
- butt the ends
Examples
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Then you want to butt the stop up against the other side, so every piece that you saw, you want to make sure it's wedged between the butt and the fence, you got it?
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So this is the little guide that you butt up against to cut stuff.
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And then over here we've cut it so, so that this one we'll butt up just like that.
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And they just got through with their first huge bloom push, and they're starting to butt up again.
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The colors butt right up to each other when using the bucket to make fills.
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Make sure to butt the two pieces of wood together tightly to avoid gaps.
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To create a more stable fence, butt the ends of the panels against each other firmly.
Synonyms
To join two metal pieces end to end by melting their touching ends
To join two metal pieces by heating their touching ends until they melt together
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
A very small swimsuit or underwear with a thin strip of cloth between the buttocks
- Specialized
A metal joint set into the edge of a door and its frame to let the door open
- Specialized
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 meaning to place two objects end to end comes from the old word for 'end' or 'stump', so to butt pieces together is to put their ends touching. That's why to butt boards means to join them end to end without overlap.