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headbutt

/ˈhɛdbʌt/

headbutt noun: 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.

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.

Verb

headbutt (third-person singular simple present headbutts, present participle headbutting, simple past and past participle headbutted)

  1. (transitive) To deliver a sharp blow by driving the head into an opponent or object.
    • Then he got down on his hands and knees and pretended to headbutt the cat: 'Come on, come on, little ram! Let's see your horns!'2019, Vasily Grossman, translated by Robert Chandler and Yury Bit-Yunan, Stalingrad, page 52

headbutt meaning in Arabic

headbutt in Arabic

sharp blow
نَطْحَة naṭḥa
to deliver a sharp blow
نَطَحَ naṭaḥa

Forms of headbutt

Noun
pluralheadbutts
alternative formhead butt
alternative formhead-butt
Verb
third-person singular presentheadbutts
present participleheadbutting
past participleheadbutted
pastheadbutted

Plural of headbutt: headbutts

Origin of headbutt

From head + butt.

Words formed from headbutt

Questions about headbutt

What does headbutt mean?
Headbutt means 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.
What is headbutt in Arabic?
Headbutt in Arabic is نَطْحَة (naṭḥa), نَطَحَ (naṭaḥa). See Headbutt meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is headbutt?
Headbutt can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce headbutt?
Headbutt is pronounced /ˈhɛdbʌt/.
What is the plural of headbutt?
The plural of headbutt is headbutts.

Words near headbutt in the dictionary

  1. headborrows
  2. headbox
  3. headboxes
  4. headbump
  5. headbumps
  6. headbutt
  7. headbutt with
  8. headbutted
  9. headbutted with
  10. headbutter
  11. headbutters

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