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butt in
butt 1 B0577100 (bŭt)v. butt·ed, butt·ing, butts v.tr. To hit or push against with the head or horns; ram.v.intr.1. To hit or push something with the head or horns.2. To project forward or out.n. A push or blow with the head or horns.Phrasal Verbs: butt in1. To interfere or meddle in other people's affairs.2. To interrupt the conversation or activity of other people.3. To move into a line of people or things out of turn. butt out Slang To disengage from a matter involving another person.
[Middle English butten, from Old French bouter, to strike, of Germanic origin; see bhau- in Indo-European roots.]
butt′er n.
butt 2 B0577100 (bŭt)tr. & intr.v. butt·ed, butt·ing, butts To join or be joined end to end; abut.n.1. A butt joint.2. A butt hinge.
[Middle English butten, from Anglo-Norman butter (variant of Old French bouter; see butt1) and from but, end; see butt4.]
butt 3 B0577100 (bŭt)n.1. One that serves as an object of ridicule or contempt: I was the butt of their jokes.2. a. A target, as in archery or riflery.b. butts A target range.c. An obstacle behind a target for stopping the shot.3. An embankment or hollow used as a blind by hunters of wildfowl.4. a. Archaic A goal.b. Obsolete A bound; a limit.
[Middle English butte, target, from Old French, from but, goal, end, target; see butt4.]
butt 4 B0577100 (bŭt)n.1. The larger or thicker end of an object: the butt of a rifle.2. a. An unburned end, as of a cigarette.b. Informal A cigarette.3. A short or broken remnant; a stub.4. Informal The buttocks; the rear end.adv. Slang Very. Used as an intensive: butt ugly; butt expensive.
[Middle English butte, from Old French but, end, of Germanic origin.]
butt 5 B0577100 (bŭt)n.1. A large cask.2. A unit of volume equal to two hogsheads, usually the equivalent of 126 US gallons (about 477 liters).
[Middle English, from Old French boute, from Late Latin *buttia, variant of buttis.]Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | butt in - break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"chime in, chisel in, barge in, break in, cut in, put indisrupt, interrupt - interfere in someone else's activity; "Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone"cut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" |
butt inverbTo intervene officiously or indiscreetly in the affairs of others:horn in, interfere, interlope, meddle.Translationsbutt1 (bat) verb to strike (someone or something) with the head. He fell over when the goat butted him. 用頭撞 用头撞butt in to interrupt or interfere. Don't butt in while I'm speaking! 干涉，插嘴 干涉，插嘴 butt in
butt inTo interrupt someone or something. I'm sorry to butt in, but I have some information that might help. Mom is always using the phone in her office to butt in on my conversations!See also: buttbutt in (on someone or something)to interrupt someone or something. Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. John butted in on Tom and Jane to tell them that the mail had come.See also: buttbutt inInterfere, interrupt, intrude. For example, Mom is always butting in on our conversations, or It's against the law for employers to butt in on personal matters. This term alludes to the thrusting of an animal with its horns. [Slang; 1890s] See also: buttbutt inv. To intrude upon or interrupt someone or something: You're always butting in my conversations, and I wish you'd stop. I can't believe that you butted in on that meeting! We were having a good talk until you butt in.See also: buttEncyclopediaSeebuttFinancialSeeButtbutt in
Synonyms for butt inverb to intervene officiously or indiscreetly in the affairs of othersSynonyms- horn in
- interfere
- interlope
- meddle
Synonyms for butt inverb break into a conversationSynonyms- chime in
- chisel in
- barge in
- break in
- cut in
- put in
Related Words- disrupt
- interrupt
- cut off
- break up
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