headbutt
To deliver a sharp blow by driving the head into an opponent or objectTo deliver a sharp blow by driving the head into an opponent or object.
» The handcuffed man headbutted the officer escorting him to his cell.
Мужчина в наручниках ударил головой офицера, конвоировавшего его в камеру.
Meaning
1 sensesTo deliver a sharp blow by driving the head into an opponent or object.
Kopfnuss geben
бодать головойbodatʹ, боднуть головойbodnutʹ, бить головойbitʹ
- butt with the head
Examples
6 sentencesThe handcuffed man headbutted the officer escorting him to his cell.
ruМужчина в наручниках ударил головой офицера, конвоировавшего его в камеру.
Benedito laughed as his billy goat tried to headbutt a ram.
They headbutted each other.
Cookie headbutted Tom.
He headbutted him.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From head + butt.From head + butt.
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Forms
headbutts, headbutting, headbutted, headbutted| Base form | headbutt · to headbutt |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | headbutts |
| Present participle | headbutting |
| Past simple | headbutted |
| Past participle | headbutted |
regular · Lesson
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle