butt

  • 61butt in — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms butt in : present tense I/you/we/they butt in he/she/it butts in present participle butting in past tense butted in past participle butted in informal to join a conversation or activity without being asked… …

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  • 62butt up — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms butt up : present tense I/you/we/they butt up he/she/it butts up present participle butting up past tense butted up past participle butted up to have one side or edge touching something, or to put …

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  • 63butt in — verb To join a conversation or situation in which one is not welcome or invited; to interject (connotes a rude or discourteous interruption). Hey, this is none of your business, don’t butt in! …

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  • 64butt — noun Butt is used after these nouns: ↑cigar, ↑cigarette, ↑rifle …

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  • 65Butt — 1. Übername zu mnd. but »Butt, Scholle« für einen Fischer/Fischhändler oder nach einem bildlichen Vergleich mit dem Fisch. 2. Übername zu niederdt. mda. but »dumm, plump, grob«. 3. Berufsübername zu mnd. butte »Bütte, hölzernes (bauchiges) Gefäß« …

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  • 66butt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. target, goat, laughingstock; handle. See ridicule, end. v. abut; collide, strike. See impulse, contact. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The butt end] Syn. base, tail end, bottom, hilt, extremity, tail, tip,… …

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  • 67butt — adj Bad, of poor quality. That dress is totally butt! Why are you wearing it? 1990s …

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  • 68butt in — PHRASAL VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone is butting in, you are criticizing the fact that they are joining in a conversation or activity without being asked to. [V P] Sorry, I don t mean to butt in... [V P with quote] I should think not …

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  • 69butt — buttocks, backside, bum    If you tell anybody that I like her, I ll kick your butt …

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  • 70butt in — intrude, interrupt    When a salesman butts in, tell him to butt out …

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