butt

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. target, goat, laughingstock; handle. See ridicule, end. — v. abut; collide, strike. See impulse, contact.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [The butt end]

Syn. base, tail end, bottom, hilt, extremity, tail, tip, fundament, stump, stub, end, fag end; see also foundation 2 .

Ant. pinnacle, point, peak.

2. [A laughingstock]

Syn. sap, dupe, target, victim; see fool 2 , victim 1 , 2 .

3. [*The buttocks]

Syn. bottom, seat, posterior; see back 2 , rump .

v.

1. [To strike with the head]

Syn. ram, push headfirst, bump, batter, knock, collide with, run into, smack, buffet, strike, hook, gore, horn, buck, bunt, toss, crash into, collide; see also crash 4 , hit 2 .

2. [To abut]

Syn. adjoin, touch, bound; see join 3 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

subject, target, victim, scapegoat.

II

v.

ram, horn, thrust, strike, drive, batter, collide, jab, jam.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun An act or instance of using force so as to propel ahead: push, shove, thrust. See PUSH.

V

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To be contiguous or next to: abut, adjoin, border, bound2, join, meet1, neighbor, touch, verge. See NEAR.

VI

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. One that is fired at, attacked, or abused: mark, target. See SEEK. 2. An object of amusement or laughter: jest, joke, laughingstock, mockery. See RESPECT. 3. A person who is easily deceived or victimized: dupe, fool, gull, lamb, pushover, victim. Informal: sucker. Slang: fall guy, gudgeon, mark, monkey, patsy, pigeon, sap1. Chiefly British: mug. See WISE.

VII

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun Residual matter: end, fragment, ort (often used in plural), scrap1, shard, stub. See LEFTOVER.