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butted out

butted out is the simple past and past participle of butt out.

Meaning of butt out

Verb

butt out (third-person singular simple present butts out, present participle butting out, simple past and past participle butted out)

  1. (Canada, US, derogatory, intransitive, slang) To stop interfering; mind one's own business.
  2. (idiomatic, imperative) To tell someone rudely to leave them alone or not get involved in what they're doing.
    • The government should butt out of people's private lives.

Questions about butted out

What is butted out the simple past and past participle of?
Butted out is the simple past and past participle of butt out.

Words near butted out in the dictionary

  1. butteca
  2. buttecas
  3. butted
  4. butted heads
  5. butted in
  6. butted out
  7. butted up
  8. Butten
  9. butter
  10. butter bar
  11. butter bars

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