Meaning & use
butt
An informal term for a person's buttocks, the rounded part one sits on.
See it in a sentence
He slipped on the ice and landed hard on his butt.
She told the kids to get off the couch and off their butts to help with chores.
A note on using this word
Butt is also used in the phrase 'the butt of a joke', meaning the person or thing that everyone is laughing at.
Words with a similar meaning
backsiderear
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To hit or push something with the head or horns.
The goat butted the fence repeatedly, trying to get through.
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