"outbutt" meaning in All languages combined

See outbutt on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: outbutts [present, singular, third-person], outbutting [participle, present], outbutted [participle, past], outbutted [past]
Etymology: From out- + butt. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|butt}} out- + butt Head templates: {{en-verb}} outbutt (third-person singular simple present outbutts, present participle outbutting, simple past and past participle outbutted)
  1. To butt with greater force than; to best in a butting match.

Inflected forms

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