Butt

Pronunciation: /bʌt/

Definitions of butt

noun a person's buttocks

Example Sentences

A1 She sat on the ground and felt her butt getting wet from the grass.

A2 The toddler giggled as he tried to shake his butt to the music.

B1 After hours of sitting in the uncomfortable chair, her butt started to ache.

B2 The athlete worked hard to tone his butt muscles for better performance.

C1 The fashion designer created a new line of jeans that accentuated the wearer's butt.

C2 Despite her injury, the dancer continued to perform with grace and strength, showcasing her toned butt.

Examples of butt in a Sentence

formal The doctor advised the patient to sit on a cushion to relieve pressure on their butt.

informal I need to find a comfortable chair because my butt is starting to hurt.

slang She kicked him in the butt for making a rude comment.

figurative He kicked the ball with the inside of his foot, also known as the butt of the foot.

Grammatical Forms of butt

• past tense: butted
• plural: butts
• comparative: bigger
• superlative: biggest
• present tense: butt
• future tense: will butt
• perfect tense: have butted
• continuous tense: is butting
• singular: butt
• positive degree: big
• infinitive: to butt
• gerund: butting
• participle: butted

Origin and Evolution of butt

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old French

Story behind the word: The word 'butt' originated from the Old French word 'but' which means 'end' or 'target'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'butt' evolved to refer to the larger end of an object, such as a barrel or a gun, and later came to be used colloquially to refer to the human posterior.