| 单词 | butt |
| 释义 | butt 1. v. & n. --v 1. tr. & intr. push with the head or horns. 2. a intr. (usu. foll. by against, upon) come with one end flat against, meet end to end with, abut. b tr. (usu. foll. by against) place (timber etc.) with the end flat against a wall etc. --n 1. a push with the head. 2. a join of two edges. Phrases and idioms butt in interrupt, meddle. Etymology: ME f. AF buter, OF boter f. Gmc: infl. by BUTT(2) and ABUT 2. n. 1. (often foll. by of) an object (of ridicule etc.) (the butt of his jokes; made him their butt). 2. a a mound behind a target. b (in pl.) a shooting-range. c a target. 3. a grouse-shooter's stand screened by low turf or a stone wall. Etymology: ME f. OF but goal, of unkn. orig. 3. n. 1. (also butt-end) the thicker end, esp. of a tool or a weapon (gun butt). 2. a the stub of a cigar or a cigarette. b (also butt-end) a remnant (the butt of the evening). 3. esp. US sl. the buttocks. 4. (also butt-end) the square end of a plank meeting a similar end. 5. the trunk of a tree, esp. the part just above the ground. Phrases and idioms butt weld a weld in which the pieces are joined end to end. Etymology: Du. bot stumpy 4. n. a cask, esp. as a measure of wine or ale. Etymology: AL butta, bota, AF but, f. OF bo(u)t f. LL buttis 5. n. a flat-fish (e.g. a sole, plaice, or turbot). Etymology: MLG, MDu. but flat-fish |
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