head-butt

head-butt
headˈ-butt transitive verb
To strike (a person) violently with the head (also noun)
• • •
Main Entry:head

* * *

head-butt UK US verb [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they head-butt he/she/it head-butts present participle head-butting past tense head-butted past participle head-butted]
to hit someone with your head
Thesaurus: to hit a personsynonym

* * *

['hedˌbət] 1.
n. an aggressive and forceful thrust with the top of the head, esp. into the face or body of another person
2.
v. [trans.] attack (someone) with such a thrust of the head

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • head-butt — head butts, head butting, head butted also headbutt VERB If someone head butts you, they hit you with the top of their head. [V n] He was said to have head butted one policeman and stamped on another s hand. N COUNT Head butt is also a noun. The… …   English dictionary

  • head-butt — head ,butt verb transitive to hit someone with your head …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • head-butt — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms head butt : present tense I/you/we/they head butt he/she/it head butts present participle head butting past tense head butted past participle head butted to hit someone with your head …   English dictionary

  • Butt — may refer to:* Ass * Buttocks * Anus * Butt, a Kashmiri tribe in Pakistan and India. * Butt (unit), a unit of wine. * Butt (archery), a target for practicing archery. * Butt (sailing), a joint between planks of wood on a ship. * Butt joint, a… …   Wikipedia

  • Butt-head — Seriendaten Deutscher Titel: Beavis und Butt Head Originaltitel: Beavis and Butt Head Produktionsland: USA Produktionsjahr(e): 1993 1997 Episodenlänge: etwa 5 (uncut ca. 10) Minuten Episodenanzahl …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • butt — butt1 [bʌt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of your body)¦ 2¦(cigarette)¦ 3 be the butt of something 4¦(gun)¦ 5 get your butt in/out/over etc 6 work/play etc your butt off 7¦(container)¦ 8¦(hitting with your head)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 2, 4 6; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • butt — butt1 [ bʌt ] noun count 1. ) INFORMAL the part of your body that you sit on: BOTTOM: They ought to get off their butts and go back to work. a pain in the butt: That old computer is a pain in the butt! => KICK1 2. ) the part of a cigarette or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • butt — 1. noun /bʌt/ a) The buttocks; used as a euphemism, less objectionable than arse/ass Get up off your butt and get to work. b) The whole buttocks and pelvic region that includes ones private parts. I can se …   Wiktionary

  • head — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of an animal s body, containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs. 2 a the head regarded as the seat of intellect or repository of comprehended information. b… …   Useful english dictionary

  • butt — [bʌt] noun [C] I 1) the part of a cigarette or CIGAR that is left after you have finished smoking it 2) the end of the handle of a gun 3) American informal the part of your body that you sit on Syn: bottom • be the butt of sth if you are the butt …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”