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o [+ speech] ‘Is that normal?’ Josie butted in.
M j®
T “ ^ o 2 (informal) to become involved in a situation
that does not concern you j® A; APgiTl interfere (in): I didn’t ask you to butt in
on my private business. ,butt
'out
(informal, especially NAmE) used to tell sb rudely to go away
or to stop interfering in sth that does not concern them £ij Hr ft] : Butt out, Neil! This is
none of your business. A#!§'¥•,
/BAl a noun 1 the thick end of a weapon or tool ( Jl
W )
fflAlft—a rifle butt AFfr WFfrlb 2 the part of a cigarette or cigar that is left after it has been
smoked jg H; jtg A 3 (BrE) a
large round container for storing or collecting liquids ( 51^$ ) AFi: a water butt H
Mffi
4 (informal,
especially NAmE) the part of the body that you sit on HTfl buttocks
: Get off your butt and do some work! ^2 A JLnE ! 0 Get your butt
over here! (= Come here!) MA! 5 the act of hitting
sb with your head ( A$J ) MIS: a butt from his head M — see also headbutt
fTTTTTI be the butt of sth to be the person or thing that
other people often joke about or criticize ( S.
) EH71 target: She was the butt of some
very unkind jokes. T ^!!]#o — more at pain
n. butte /bju:t/ noun (especially NAmE) a hill that is flat on top and is
separate from other high ground ( MnP
Mm)
but ter 0-w /'bAta(r)/ noun, verb
• noun [U] a soft yellow food made from cream or
milk, used in cooking and for spreading on bread H ; #5 : Fry the onions in butter. —
see also
BREAD
AND BUTTER, PEANUT BUTTER IHTO1 butter wouldn’t melt (in sb’s mouth) (informal) used to say that sb seems to be innocent,
kind, etc. when they are not really —gijig
A#; cP —more at
knife n.
m verb [VN] to spread butter on sth X: She buttered
four thick slices of bread.
fR^l see know v. IJIldPi .butter sb<->'up (informal) to say nice things to sb so that they
will help you or give you sth #&}&
'butter bean noun a
large pale yellow bean. Butter beans are often sold dried.
but
ter-cream /'bAtakriim;
NAmE -tark-/ noun [u] a soft mixture of butter and
sugar, used inside and on top of cakes nmim ( )
but ter cup /'bAtakAp; NAmE
-tark-/ noun a wild plant with small shiny
yellow flowers that are shaped like
cups (msmm, £)
but ter-fat /‘bAtafaet; NAmE
'bAtar-/ noun [U] the natural fat contained in
milk and milk products file but ter-fin gers /'bAtafiqgaz; NAmE 'bAtarfirjgarz/ noun [sing.] (informal) a person who often drops things
but-ter-fly /'bAtaflai; NAmE -tarf-/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 [C] a flying insect with a long thin body and
four large, usually brightly coloured, wings J$] ^: butterflies and
moths 0 She’s like a butterfly. She
flits in and
out of people’s lives. ife & — R UH , ft A Cl W £ XM — picture o page
R29 2 [U] a swimming stroke in which
you swim on your front and lift both arms forward at the same time while your
legs move up and down together $ $ : She was third in the 200m
butterfly (= a swimming race). 200 A $$ $ tt M
% H & o — picture o swimming ITififl have 'butterflies (in your
stomach) (informal) to have a nervous feeling in your
stomach before doing sth ( #
'butterfly effect noun the idea that a very small change in one
part of a system can have large effects in other parts 4$
'butter
knife noun a knife that has a flat blade
with a round end, used for spreading butter on bread H butter milk /‘bAtamilk; NAmE -tarm-/ noun [u] the liquid that remains after
butter has been separated