Meaning & use

Headbutting

verb·Everyday

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Striking someone or something forcefully with the head, typically the forehead.

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The goat kept headbutting the fence post, trying to knock it down.

He was sent off for headbutting an opposing player during the match.

A note on using this word

Used both literally, for animals and physical altercations, and figuratively, to describe stubbornly clashing with an obstacle or person.

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