Butt

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NOUN

thick end of the handle

the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots

a victim of ridicule or pranks

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at

finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper

a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping

a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)

the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)

VERB

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

to strike, thrust or shove against

place end to end without overlapping

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