headbutt

noun, verb — 2 senses

headbutt

noun

/ˈhɛdbʌt/

Etymology From head + butt.

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.

headbutt

verb

Etymology From head + butt.

1

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:
Derived terms
headbutter, headbutt with
Related terms
butt heads with, butthead, butt, Glasgow kiss

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