butt

Noun

• the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)

• a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)

• a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping

• finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

• sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • he deserves a good kick in the butt
    
  • are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
    

• a victim of ridicule or pranks

• the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots

• thick end of the handle

Verb

• place end to end without overlapping
  • The frames must be butted at the joints
    

• to strike, thrust or shove against
  • He butted his sister out of the way
    
  • The goat butted the hiker with his horns
    

• lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
  • Canada adjoins the U.S.
    
  • England marches with Scotland
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  stub , butt joint , cigarette , cigaret , coffin nail , fag , target , buttocks , goat , laughingstock , stooge , butt end , bunt , border , adjoin , edge , abut , march , butt against , butt on