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Difference Between Butt and Behind
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Butt
(of a person or animal) hit (someone or something) with the head or horns
She butted him in the chest
Behind
At or to the far side of (something), typically so as to be hidden by it
The recording machinery was kept behind screens
The sun came out from behind a cloud
Butt
Adjoin or meet end to end
The shop butted up against the row of houses
Behind
Following or further back than (another member of a moving group)
We were stuck behind a slow-moving tractor
Butt
A push or blow, especially one given with the head.
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Behind
In support of or giving guidance to (someone else)
The power behind the throne
Whatever you decide to do, I'll be behind you
Butt
The person or thing at which criticism or ridicule is directed
His singing is the butt of dozens of jokes
Behind
After the departure or death of (someone)
He left behind him a manuscript which was subsequently published
Butt
An archery or shooting target or range.
Behind
Less advanced than (someone or something) in achievement or development
The government admitted it is ten years behind the West in PC technology
Butt
The thicker end of something, especially a tool or a weapon
A rifle butt
Behind
Having a lower score than (another competitor)
Woosnam moved to ten under par, five shots behind Fred Couples
Butt
The stub of a cigar or a cigarette.
Behind
At or to the far side of something
Campbell grabbed him from behind
Butt
A person's buttocks or anus
I was being paid to sit on my butt and watch television
Behind
In a particular place after leaving or after others have moved on
Don't leave me behind
Butt
The trunk of a tree, especially the part just above the ground.
Behind
Further back than other members of a moving group
Ben led the way, with Joe a short distance behind
Butt
A cask, typically used for wine, beer, or water
A butt of malmsey
Behind
(in a contest or match) having a score lower than that of the opposing team
England were still 382 runs behind
Butt
A liquid measure equal to 126 US gallons (equivalent to 477.5 litres).
Behind
Late in accomplishing a task
I'm getting behind with my work
Butt
To hit or push against with the head or horns; ram.
Behind
A person's buttocks
She slid inelegantly down a few steps on her behind
Butt
To hit or push something with the head or horns.
Behind
A kick that sends the ball over a behind line, or a touch that sends it between the inner posts, scoring one point.
Butt
To project forward or out.
Behind
In, to, or toward the rear
We walked behind.
Butt
To join or be joined end to end; abut.
Behind
In a place or condition that has been passed or left
I left my gloves behind.
Butt
A push or blow with the head or horns.
Behind
In arrears; late
I fell behind in my payments.
Butt
A butt joint.
Behind
Below the standard level; in or into an inferior position
Don't fall behind in class.
Butt
A butt hinge.
Behind
Slow
My watch is running behind.
Butt
One that serves as an object of ridicule or contempt
I was the butt of their jokes.
Behind
(Archaic) Yet to come or in reserve
"the expectation of some new possession, or of some enjoyment yet behind" (Samuel Johnson).
Butt
A target, as in archery or riflery.
Behind
At the back of or in the rear of
He sat behind her.
Butt
Butts A target range.
Behind
On the farther side or other side of; beyond
The broom is behind the door.
Butt
An obstacle behind a target for stopping the shot.
Behind
In a place or time that has been passed or left by
Their worries are behind them.
Butt
An embankment or hollow used as a blind by hunters of wildfowl.
Behind
Later than
The plane was behind schedule.
Butt
(Archaic) A goal.
Behind
Used to indicate deficiency in performance
Behind us in technological development.
Butt
(Obsolete) A bound; a limit.
Behind
Hidden or concealed by
Hatred hidden behind a bland smile.
Butt
The larger or thicker end of an object
The butt of a rifle.
Behind
In the background of; underlying
Behind your every action is self-interest.
Butt
An unburned end, as of a cigarette.
Behind
In a position or attitude of support
The leaders have the army behind them.
Butt
(Informal) A cigarette.
Behind
In pursuit of
The police were hard behind the escapees.
Butt
A short or broken remnant; a stub.
Behind
(Informal) The buttocks.
Butt
(Informal) The buttocks; the rear end.
Behind
At or to the back or far side of.
The children were hiding behind the wall.
The sun went behind the clouds.
Look behind you!
In front of
Butt
A large cask.
Behind
(figuratively) Concealed by (something serving as a facade or disguise).
Behind the smile was a cruel intention.
Butt
A unit of volume equal to two hogsheads, usually the equivalent of 126 US gallons (about 477 liters).
Behind
(figuratively) In the past, from the viewpoint of.
All my problems are behind me.
Butt
(Slang) Very. Used as an intensive
Butt ugly.
Butt expensive.
Behind
Less forward or advanced than; after.
Ahead of
Butt
(countable) The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end
Behind
After in physical progress or distance.
Smith finished the race a lap behind the others.
Butt
The buttocks used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass.
Get up off your butt and get to work.
Behind
After in developmental progress, score, grade, etc.; inferior to.
I'm ranked sixth in the French class, behind five other pupils.
In the cricket match, England are 120 runs behind India.
Butt
(leather trades) The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
Behind
After in time.
London is nine hours behind Tokyo.
Butt
(countable) The waste end of anything.
Behind
Responsible for, being the creator or controller of.
Who is behind these terrorist attacks?
Mr Jones was the man behind the redevelopment plan.
Butt
(slang) A used cigarette.
Behind
Underlying, being the reason for or explanation of.
What is behind this unexpected decision?
Butt
A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
Behind
In support of.
The republicans are fully behind their candidate.
Butt
Hassock.
Behind
As a result or consequence of.
Butt
(US) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
Behind
At or in the rear or back part of something.
The water flows out through the pipe, and the sediment collects behind.
Butt
An end of something, often distinguished in some way from the other end.
Behind
In a rearward direction.
We ran and ran, without once looking behind.
Butt
The end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired.
She was hit in the face with the butt of a shotgun.
Behind
So as to come after someone or something in position, distance, advancement, ranking, time, etc.
The slower runners were left a long way behind.
In the cricket match, England finished a long way behind.
The worst thing about autumn is that winter follows behind.
Butt
(lacrosse) The plastic or rubber cap used to cover the open end of a lacrosse stick's shaft in order to reduce injury.
Behind
So as to be still in place after someone or something has departed or ceased to exist.
I couldn't be bothered to carry the ironing board, so I left it behind.
He stayed behind after the war.
He left behind a legacy of death and sorrow.
The island was inundated by the sea, leaving not a trace behind.
Butt
The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.
Behind
Backward in time or order of succession; past.
Butt
The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.
Behind
Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
Butt
(mechanical) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering.
Behind
(archaic) Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.
Butt
(carpentry) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc., so named because it is attached to the inside edge of the door and butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
Behind
Not advanced to the required or expected degree; overdue or in arrears.
I'm very behind in my schedule.
My employer is two paychecks behind on paying my salary.
Butt
(shipbuilding) The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
Behind
(of a watch or clock) Slow.
My watch is behind by four minutes.
Butt
The blunt back part of an axehead or large blade. Also called the poll.
Behind
The rear, back-end.
This part fits under the behind of the vehicle.
She sneaked up on me from behind.
Butt
(countable) A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
Behind
(informal) The buttocks, bottom, butt.
I was stung on the behind by a wasp.
Butt
A mark to be shot at; a target.
Behind
(Australian rules football) A one-point score.
Butt
Usually as "butt of (a) joke" A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed.
He's usually the butt of their jokes.
Behind
The catcher.
Butt
The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
Behind
In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).
Butt
A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt.
Be careful in the pen, that ram can knock you down with a butt.
The handcuffed suspect gave the officer a desperate butt in the chest.
Behind
On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as, behind a door; behind a hill.
A tall Brabanter, behind whom I stood.
Butt
A thrust in fencing.
Behind
Left after the departure of, whether this be by removing to a distance or by death.
A small part of what he left behind him.
Butt
(English units) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun; equivalent to the pipe.
Behind
Left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence: Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or in any achievement.
I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.
Butt
A wooden cask for storing wine, usually containing 126 gallons.
Behind
At the back part; in the rear.
Butt
(Northern England) Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot
Behind
Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind.
Butt
A heavy two-wheeled cart.
Behind
Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.
We can not be sure that there is no evidence behind.
Butt
A three-wheeled cart resembling a wheelbarrow.
Behind
Backward in time or order of succession; past.
Forgetting those things which are behind.
Butt
The shoulder of an animal, especially the portion above the picnic, as a cut of meat.
Behind
After the departure of another; as, to stay behind.
Leave not a rack behind.
Butt
To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
Behind
The backside; the rump.
Butt
(transitive) To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.
Behind
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?
Butt
(intransitive) To strike bluntly with the head.
Rams butt at other males during mating season.
Behind
Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest;
Behind by two points
The 8th inning found the home team trailing
Butt
A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
Here is my journey's end, here my buttAnd very sea mark of my utmost sail.
Behind
In or to or toward the rear;
He followed behind
Seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front
The final runners were far behind
Butt
A mark to be shot at; a target.
The groom his fellow groom at butts defies,And bends his bow, and levels with his eyes.
Behind
Remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from;
When he died he left much unfinished work behind
Left a large family behind
The children left their books behind
He took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind
Butt
A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed; as, the butt of the company.
I played a sentence or two at my butt, which I thought very smart.
Behind
Of timepieces;
The clock is almost an hour slow
My watch is running behind
Butt
A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head of an animal; as, the butt of a ram.
Behind
In or into an inferior position;
Fell behind in his studies
Their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers
Butt
A thrust in fencing.
To prove who gave the fairer butt,John shows the chalk on Robert's coat.
Behind
In debt;
He fell behind with his mortgage payments
A month behind in the rent
A company that has been run behindhand for years
In arrears with their utility bills
Butt
A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
The hay was growing upon headlands and butts in cornfields.
Butt
A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering; - also called butt joint.
Butt
The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
Butt
A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc.; - so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
Butt
The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
Butt
The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
Butt
The buttocks; as, get up off your butt and get to work; - used as a euphemism, less objectionable than ass.
Amen; and make me die a good old man!That's the butt end of a mother's blessing.
Butt
A large cask or vessel for wine or beer. It contains two hogsheads.
Butt
The common English flounder.
Butt
To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
And Barnsdale there doth butt on Don's well-watered ground.
Butt
To strike by thrusting the head against; to strike with the head.
Two harmless lambs are butting one the other.
Butt
Thick end of the handle
Butt
A victim of ridicule or pranks
Butt
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?
Butt
Sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
Butt
Finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
Butt
A joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
Butt
A large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
Butt
The small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
Butt
Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary;
Canada adjoins the U.S.
England marches with Scotland
Butt
To strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns;
He butted his sister out of the way
Butt
Place end to end without overlapping;
The frames must be butted at the joints
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