butter

  1. Noun.  (uncountable) A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).
  2. Noun.  (countable) (obsolete) (chemistry) Any specific soft substance.
  3. Noun.  (uncountable) 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'').
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To spread butter on.
  5. Verb.  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.
  6. Noun.  Someone who butts; someone who butts in.

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