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head-butt

head-butt is the alternative form of headbutt.

Meaning of headbutt

Noun

headbutt (plural headbutts)

  1. 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.

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Forms of head-butt

Noun
pluralhead-butts
alternative formhead butt
alternative formheadbutt
Verb
third-person singular presenthead-butts
present participlehead-butting
past participlehead-butted
pasthead-butted

Questions about head-butt

What is head-butt the alternative form of?
Head-butt is the alternative form of headbutt.

Words near head-butt in the dictionary

  1. head-ache
  2. head-bolt
  3. head-bolt heater
  4. head-bolt heaters
  5. head-bolts
  6. head-butt
  7. head-butted
  8. head-butter
  9. head-butters
  10. head-butting
  11. head-butts

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