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headbutt

noun
/ˈhɛdbʌt/

Etymology

From head + butt.

  1. derived from *dʰewbʰ-✻ — “deep”
  2. derived from *bʰudʰmḗn✻
  3. inherited from *bʰudʰnós✻ — “bottom”
  4. inherited from *buttaz✻ — “end, piece”
  5. inherited from *butt✻
  6. inherited from byt
  7. inherited from but
  8. compounded as headbutt — “head + butt”

Definitions

  1. A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into an opponent or object, generally by…

    A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into an opponent or object, generally by lowering the head and charging forward or by rapidly tilting the head backward and then forward.

  2. To deliver a sharp blow by driving the head into an opponent or object.

    • Then he got down on his hands and knees and pretended to headbutt the cat: 'Come on, come on, little ram! Let's see your horns!'

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA