Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

butt heads

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: but-t -heads
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To argue uncompromisingly.

verb

To struggle against something that does not give way.

Example Sentences

"They always seem to butt heads when they end up talking about politics."
""Eventually, I just pieced it together, figuring your butting heads could probably be explained by a break up. Years of anime shipping trained me for this.""
"For long spells, City butted their heads against Chelsea’s well-organised lines and the upshot was the end of their push to complete a treble."

Etymology

From the activities of some horned animals, which compete by butting, or hitting, their heads against one another.

Inflected Forms

butts heads (present, singular) butting heads (participle, present) butted heads (participle, past) butted heads (past)

Questions

What does butt heads mean?: To argue uncompromisingly.
Where does butt heads come from?: From the activities of some horned animals, which compete by butting, or hitting, their heads against one another.

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