| butt | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. butt, butt end | thick end of the handle. |
| ~ rifle butt | the butt end of a rifle. |
| ~ stock | the handle end of some implements or tools.; "he grabbed the cue by the stock" |
| n. (plant) | 2. butt | the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots. |
| ~ component part, part, portion, component, constituent | something determined in relation to something that includes it.; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" |
| n. (person) | 3. butt, goat, laughingstock, stooge | a victim of ridicule or pranks. |
| ~ april fool | the butt of a prank played on April 1st. |
| ~ dupe, victim | a person who is tricked or swindled. |
| n. (body) | 4. arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush | 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?" |
| ~ body part | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity. |
| ~ torso, trunk, body | the body excluding the head and neck and limbs.; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. butt, target | sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at. |
| ~ clay pigeon | target used in skeet or trapshooting. |
| ~ sports equipment | equipment needed to participate in a particular sport. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. butt, cigaret, cigarette, coffin nail, fag | finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking. |
| ~ cigarette butt | small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking. |
| ~ cubeb cigarette, cubeb | a cigarette containing cubeb. |
| ~ filter-tipped cigarette | a cigarette with a filter tip. |
| ~ marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff, joint, stick | marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking. |
| ~ roll of tobacco, smoke | tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. butt, butt joint | a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping. |
| ~ butt-weld, butt weld | a butt joint that is welded. |
| ~ fish joint | a butt joint formed by bolting fish plates to the sides of two rails or beams. |
| ~ joint | junction by which parts or objects are joined together. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. butt | a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons). |
| ~ barrel, cask | a cylindrical container that holds liquids. |
| ~ water butt | a butt set on end to contain water especially to store rainwater. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. butt, stub | the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking). |
| ~ cigar butt | small part of a cigar that is left after smoking. |
| ~ cigarette butt | small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking. |
| ~ part, portion | something less than the whole of a human artifact.; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" |
| ~ roach | the butt of a marijuana cigarette. |
| v. (contact) | 10. abut, adjoin, border, butt, butt against, butt on, edge, march | lie adjacent to another or share a boundary.; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" |
| ~ adjoin, contact, touch, meet | be in direct physical contact with; make contact.; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" |
| ~ neighbor, neighbour | be located near or adjacent to.; "Pakistan neighbors India" |
| v. (contact) | 11. bunt, butt | to strike, thrust or shove against.; "He butted his sister out of the way"; "The goat butted the hiker with his horns" |
| ~ headbutt | butt with the head.; "The soccer player headbutted his oponent and was sent off the field" |
| ~ strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| v. (contact) | 12. butt | place end to end without overlapping.; "The frames must be butted at the joints" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| stub | | |
| n. (object) | 1. stub | a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost. |
| ~ plant part, plant structure | any part of a plant or fungus. |
| n. (object) | 2. nub, stub | a small piece.; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil" |
| ~ nubbin | a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn). |
| ~ part, piece | a portion of a natural object.; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" |
| n. (communication) | 3. stub, ticket stub | a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt. |
| ~ receipt | an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made. |
| ~ rain check | a ticket stub entitling the holder to admission to a future event if the scheduled event was cancelled due to rain. |
| n. (communication) | 4. check stub, counterfoil, stub | the part of a check that is retained as a record. |
| ~ record | anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events.; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques" |
| v. (contact) | 5. stub | pull up (weeds) by their roots. |
| ~ root out, deracinate, extirpate, uproot | pull up by or as if by the roots.; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden" |
| v. (contact) | 6. stub | extinguish by crushing.; "stub out your cigarette now" |
| ~ blow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out | put out, as of fires, flames, or lights.; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles" |
| v. (change) | 7. stub | clear of weeds by uprooting them.; "stub a field" |
| ~ weed | clear of weeds.; "weed the garden" |
| v. (body) | 8. stub | strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object.; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken" |
| ~ collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike | hit against; come into sudden contact with.; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" |
| use up | | |
| v. (consumption) | 1. consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out | use up (resources or materials).; "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" |
| ~ run out | exhaust the supply of.; "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting" |
| ~ drain | deplete of resources.; "The exercise class drains me of energy" |
| ~ luxuriate, indulge | enjoy to excess.; "She indulges in ice cream" |
| ~ burn off, burn up, burn | use up (energy).; "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" |
| ~ expend, spend, drop | pay out.; "spend money" |
| ~ spend | spend completely.; "I spend my pocket money in two days" |
| ~ take, use up, occupy | require (time or space).; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" |
| ~ play out, sap, exhaust, tire, run down | deplete.; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength" |
| v. (possession) | 2. occupy, take, use up | require (time or space).; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" |
| ~ deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, consume, eat | use up (resources or materials).; "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" |
| ~ expend, use | use up, consume fully.; "The legislature expended its time on school questions" |
| ~ be | spend or use time.; "I may be an hour" |
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