headbutt

English

/ˈhɛdbʌt/

noun
Definitions
  • 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.

Etymology

Compound from English head (-hood, noun, hood, foremost, or leading part, topmost, suffix indicating a fan enthusiast) + English butt (cart, backside, buttocks, push, boundary mark, flatfish, type of cart, large cask, bottom).

Origin

English

butt

Gloss

cart, backside, buttocks, push, boundary mark, flatfish, type of cart, large cask, bottom

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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Emoji
🛒

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