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butter
WIKTIONARY
butter
Noun
  • A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). uncountable
  • Any specific soft substance. countable, obsolete, chemistry
  • Any of various foodstuffs made from other foods or oils, similar in consistency to, eaten like or intended as a substitute for butter (preceded by the name of the food used to make it). uncountable
Verb
  • To spread butter on. transitive
  • to move one's weight backwards or forwards onto the tips or tails of one's skis or snowboard so only the tip or tail is in contact with the snow.
  • To increase (stakes) at every throw of dice, or every game. slang, obsolete, transitive
Noun
  • Someone who butts, or who butts in.