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I think the people at my record label know I'm a Christian and again, I've been really blessed that I've never had to get into a head-butt war over moral standards or anything like that.
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Meaning of "head-butt" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEAD-BUTT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEAD-BUTT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Head-Butt is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb head-butt in English.

WHAT DOES HEAD-BUTT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Headbutt

A headbutt is a strike with the head, typically involving the use of robust parts of the cranium as the area of impact. Effective headbutting involves striking a sensitive area of an opponent using the forehead, such as the nose of an opponent. It can be considered a very effective but risky maneuver as a misplaced strike can cause greater injury to the person delivering the headbutt than to the person receiving it.

Definition of head-butt in the English dictionary

The definition of head-butt in the dictionary is to deliberately strike with the head. Other definition of head-butt is an act or an instance of deliberately striking someone with the head.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HEAD-BUTT

PRESENT

Present
I head-butt
you head-butt
he/she/it head-butts
we head-butt
you head-butt
they head-butt
Present continuous
I am head-butting
you are head-butting
he/she/it is head-butting
we are head-butting
you are head-butting
they are head-butting
Present perfect
I have head-butted
you have head-butted
he/she/it has head-butted
we have head-butted
you have head-butted
they have head-butted
Present perfect continuous
I have been head-butting
you have been head-butting
he/she/it has been head-butting
we have been head-butting
you have been head-butting
they have been head-butting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I head-butted
you head-butted
he/she/it head-butted
we head-butted
you head-butted
they head-butted
Past continuous
I was head-butting
you were head-butting
he/she/it was head-butting
we were head-butting
you were head-butting
they were head-butting
Past perfect
I had head-butted
you had head-butted
he/she/it had head-butted
we had head-butted
you had head-butted
they had head-butted
Past perfect continuous
I had been head-butting
you had been head-butting
he/she/it had been head-butting
we had been head-butting
you had been head-butting
they had been head-butting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will head-butt
you will head-butt
he/she/it will head-butt
we will head-butt
you will head-butt
they will head-butt
Future continuous
I will be head-butting
you will be head-butting
he/she/it will be head-butting
we will be head-butting
you will be head-butting
they will be head-butting
Future perfect
I will have head-butted
you will have head-butted
he/she/it will have head-butted
we will have head-butted
you will have head-butted
they will have head-butted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been head-butting
you will have been head-butting
he/she/it will have been head-butting
we will have been head-butting
you will have been head-butting
they will have been head-butting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would head-butt
you would head-butt
he/she/it would head-butt
we would head-butt
you would head-butt
they would head-butt
Conditional continuous
I would be head-butting
you would be head-butting
he/she/it would be head-butting
we would be head-butting
you would be head-butting
they would be head-butting
Conditional perfect
I would have head-butt
you would have head-butt
he/she/it would have head-butt
we would have head-butt
you would have head-butt
they would have head-butt
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been head-butting
you would have been head-butting
he/she/it would have been head-butting
we would have been head-butting
you would have been head-butting
they would have been head-butting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you head-butt
we let´s head-butt
you head-butt
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to head-butt
Past participle
head-butted
Present Participle
head-butting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEAD-BUTT

head sherang
head shop
head start
head station
head teacher
head them
head voice
head waiter
head wound
head-banger
head-hunting
head-load
head-on
head-start
head-to-head
head-up display
headache
headachey
headachy
headage

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEAD-BUTT

blackbutt
butt
cigarette butt
half-butt
Lower Hutt
mutt
pitch and putt
putt
rifle butt
scuttlebutt
water butt
woollybutt

Synonyms and antonyms of head-butt in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «head-butt» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEAD-BUTT

Find out the translation of head-butt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of head-butt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «head-butt» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

头撞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cabezazo
570 millions of speakers

English

head-butt
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सिर बट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رئيس بعقب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

голову прикладом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cabeçada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুখামুখি গুঁতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coup de tête
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepala-punggung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kopfstoß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

頭突き
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

머리 - 엉덩이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kepala-korban
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

húc đầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலை பட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोक्याची कोंबणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Baş-popo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

testa-testa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głowa - tyłek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

голову прикладом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cap - cap la cap
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επικεφαλής-άκρη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kopstamp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

head -butt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

head- butt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of head-butt

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAD-BUTT»

The term «head-butt» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.802 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAD-BUTT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «head-butt» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «head-butt» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about head-butt

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QUOTES WITH «HEAD-BUTT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word head-butt.
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Jonny Lang
I think the people at my record label know I'm a Christian and again, I've been really blessed that I've never had to get into a head-butt war over moral standards or anything like that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEAD-BUTT»

Discover the use of head-butt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to head-butt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Black Belt
BUSHIDO-KAI BUDOYA 300 Eliot St. #369, Div. B Ashland, Mass. [01721] usA TOLL FREE 888 881-4007 FREE SHIPPING to N. America; Overseas add 20% ti www.bushido-kai.net of using the head butt in self-defense is developing the will  ...
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No Holds Barred Fighting - Savage Strikes: The Complete ...
Louisville slugger 68 “Touch gloves” dirty trick 73 Head butt defense 177-179 Cup 178 Jam 179 Head butts 107-113 Clinch head butt 110 Clinch head butt, wagging 111 False clinch head butt 112-113 Free head butt 109 Head butt, bad 108 ...
Mark Hatmaker, 2004
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Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and Their Values
Brass or iron frame; values the same for each: 8A-126 Values—Good $200 Fine $625 Bird's-Head Butt Style; 32 rimfire. Six-shot. Spur trigger; brass frame only. Cylinder locking notches on front. Other features similar to the long frame type: ...
Norm Flayderman, 2007
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Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way
Head butt as attack 2. Head butt as counter 3. Head butt combined with close- range tactics as attack 4. Head butt combined with close-range tactics as counter 5. Counter to right-hander's head butt 6. Counter to left-hander's head butt 7.
Bruce Lee, John Little, 1997
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Martial Arts Techniques for Law Enforcement
Since then, several incidents have reinforced my belief that a good head butt can be a great tool in the law enforcement officer's arsenal. Remember when no- holds-barred matches were popular in the martial arts world? Many participants ...
Mike Young, 2006
6
Irish Thunder: The Hard Life and Times of Micky Ward
lost a fight to Hector Camacho Jr. when Camacho suffered a cut from an ac- cidental head-butt and refused to continue. The fight went to the scorecards and Camacho was deemed the winner after only five rounds. The fight was later declared ...
Bob Halloran, 2010
7
Venetian-English English-Venetian: When in Venice Do as the ...
и. capetôto. head (slang) п. chiribiricöcote. head blow п. cucada, çucàda, sucà, sucàda, sucofàda, suconàda, testà, testàda, truscàdaTV. head butt, п. capociàda, sucà, sucàda, sucofâda, suconàda. head butt, v. frascàr, trascàrTV. head butted ...
Lodovico Pizzati, 2007
8
Doyle Flynn's Alaskan Environmental Crime Story
With the fight in close, the man started trying to head-butt Doyle. He put both his hands on Doyle's shoulders, grabbed Doyle's jacket by both collars, pulled the collars tight so that he was partially choking Doyle, and started snapping his upper ...
Roany Phelan, 2012
9
Cycling - Philosophy for Everyone: A Philosophical Tour de Force
Head-Butt. or. Not. to. Head-Butt? In order to prevent anti-doping sanctions from harming cycling, one needs to understand how sanctions work in sport. Sanctions are applied to rule violations and typically come in two forms: penalties and ...
Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza, Michael W. Austin, 2011
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Tactical Medicine Essentials
If you are facing your attacker, perform the forward head butt strike. Clench your teeth, tilt your head slightly downward, aim for your attacker's nose, and lunge forward with sudden forceful movement of your head, neck, and upper body, as if  ...
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP),, E. John Wipfler III, John E. Campbell, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEAD-BUTT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term head-butt is used in the context of the following news items.
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Neymar Shouldn't Be Brazil Captain, Claims Legend Cafu | Bleacher …
... Colombia, which saw him deliberately kick the ball at an opponent before trying to head-butt goalscorer Jeison Murillo after the final whistle. «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
2
Editorial: An actor and a gentleman - Arkansas Online
"To head-butt a cop is the dream of every Frenchman." Of indeterminate nationality himself, he could portray any national type on screen with ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
3
An actor and a gentleman
"To head-butt a cop is the dream of every Frenchman." Of indeterminate nationality himself, he could portray any national type on screen with ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
4
Scorecard: Keith Thurman shows resilience in win over Luis Collazo
In the second round, another accidental head-butt opened a cut over his left eye. The cuts were caused mainly because Lundy was leading ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
5
Herrera wins technical decision over Lundy
A clash of heads toward the end of the first opened a small cut around Herrera's right eye, and another head-butt in the second round caused ... «Boxing News 24, Jul 15»
6
'Highly intoxicated' man tries to enter cars on highway
As officers attempted to place Anderson into a patrol car, he resisted arrest and tried to head-butt officers and push them away, Franklin said. «Jacksonville Daily Progress, Jul 15»
7
Dasmarinas Stuns Payao For WBC Youth Crown
Promising Michael “Hot and Spicy” Dasmarinas bucked a cut over his right eye in the 6 th round due to an accidental head-butt to dethrone ... «BoxingScene.com, Jul 15»
8
Fired Pennsylvania officer now faces excessive force charge
Mowery tried to head-butt Sprouse during the encounter, state police found. Sprouse acknowledged hitting Mowery to get him to comply with ... «LancasterOnline, Jul 15»
9
Omar Sharif, the eternal 'Doctor Zhivago,' dies at 83 En paz descanse
To head-butt a cop is the dream of every Frenchman.” He was also ordered to take an anger management course by a California court in 2005, ... «The Tico Times, Jul 15»
10
Keith Thurman vs. Luis Collazo: Fight Time, Date, Live Stream and …
Thurman battled through a gruesome knot on his forehead that was caused by a head-butt. He floored Guerrero for the first time in his career en ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

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