butted

[bʌtɪd]

butted Definition

• 1. hit with the head or horns
• 2. to intrude or interrupt rudely

Using butted: Examples

Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "butted" can be used in various situations through the following examples!

• Example

  The goat butted the fence.

• Example

  He butted in on our conversation.

• Example

  The car butted against the wall.

• Example

  She butted heads with her boss.

butted Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms for butted

• rammed
• crashed
• collided
• interrupted
• disrupted
• bumped
• interfered

Idioms Using butted

• butt out

  to stop interfering in someone else's business

  Example

  I wish you would butt out and let me handle this on my own.

• butt heads

  to argue or fight with someone

  Example

  They always butt heads when they work together on a project.

• butt of a joke

  a person or thing that is the object of ridicule or teasing

  Example

  He felt like the butt of a joke when everyone laughed at his mistake.

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Summary: butted in Brief

The verb 'butted' [bʌtɪd] means to hit with the head or horns, as in 'The goat butted the fence,' or to intrude or interrupt rudely, as in 'He butted in on our conversation.' It can also mean to collide or bump into something, as in 'The car butted against the wall.' 'Butted' can be used in idioms such as 'butt out,' meaning to stop interfering, and 'butt heads,' meaning to argue or fight.