head-butt

A form of headbutt — 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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Meanings

nounhead-butt (plural head-butts)

plural head-butts · alternative head butt · alternative headbutt

  1. alternativeAlternative form of headbutt.
verbhead-butt (third-person singular simple present head-butts, present participle head-butting, simple past and past participle head-butted)

present singular third person head-butts · participle present head-butting · participle past head-butted · past head-butted · alternative head butt · alternative headbutt

  1. alternativeAlternative form of headbutt.

    Part of me want to head-butt this Bamidele in the nose for talking like a fool.

    2020, Abi Daré, The Girl With The Louding Voice, Sceptre, page 80
Cite this entry
APA

head-butt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head-butt

MLA

“head-butt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head-butt. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “head-butt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head-butt.

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