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Definition of Butt in
1. Verb. Break into a conversation. "Her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"
Specialized synonyms: Disrupt, Interrupt
Generic synonyms: Break Up, Cut Off, Disrupt, Interrupt
Definition of Butt in
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To join a conversation or situation in which one is not welcome or invited; to interject (connotes a rude or discourteous interruption). ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) to join a queue not at the end, but in the middle ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Literary usage of Butt in
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Steam Engine in Its Application to Mines, Mills, Steam by London Artizan club, John Bourne, Artizan club (London, England) (1851)
"The product is the breadth of the gibs and cutter through butt in inches. RULE 31.
— To find the thickness of the gibs and cutter through butt. ..."
2. A Treatise on the Steam Engine in Its Application to Mines, Mills, Steam by London Artizan club, John Bourne, Artizan club (London, England) (1853)
"The product is the breadth of the gibs and cutter through butt in inches. ....
To find the breadth of butt in inches.—Multiply the diameter of the cylinder ..."
3. The Parnell Commission: The Opening Speech for the Defence by Charles Russell Russell of Killowen (1889)
"In 1871 a bill was introduced by Serjeant Sherlock; in 1872 by Mr. Butt. In the
same year another for the amendment of the Land Act of 1870 by Mr. Butt. ..."
4. Theoretical Naval Architecture: A Treatise on the Calculations Involved in by Samuel James Pope Thearle (1877)
"... strake butt in connection with the inner strake on either side of it; and (2)
an inner strake butt in connection with the outer strake on either side. ..."
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