headbutt

noun

head·butt ˈhed-ˌbət

variants or head-butt or head butt

plural headbutts or head-butts or head butts

: a violent blow with the forehead or crown of the head especially into the face or head of another person

I took the offensive next, figuring a headbutt to the bridge of his nose would be a strategic response …—

Corwin Ericson

A fearless former BMX racer … , McEwen uses elbows, shoulders and an occasional head butt to fight for position in the sprint.—

Michael Henson

headbutt verb, transitive + intransitive

or head-butt

headbutted or head-butted; headbutting or head-butting; headbutts or head-butts

When Mr. Bartle got up, Gordon headbutted him, breaking his nose and leaving him needing an operation … —

Rob Kennedy

It has been awhile since Dennis Rodman head-butted Chicago's Stacey King and was ejected from a game … —

Joe Menzer

Ordinary soccer brutes head-butt to break an opponent's nose. —

Time

headbutter noun

or head-butter

plural headbutters or head-butters

The others, skinny kids from Leeds, were headbutters and kickers and they got into a corner and took out several locals before Cashin … got there. —

Peter Temple

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To substitute it out with the volcanic intensity of absinthe is like expecting a kiss and getting a headbutt, but this was, nonetheless, the foundation of an idea that became one of the most famous cocktails from one of the best bars in the world. —

Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2024 The rivalry began in 1993, when John Starks’ headbutt of Reggie Miller in Game 3 sparked what would become one the more contentious battles in the league. —

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 May 2024 Francona, who jokingly complained of a sore neck from Naylor’s headbutt while talking to reporters, praised the 25 year old for changing his approach once Cotton (2-2, 3.66) got to two strikes in the count. —

Joe Noga, cleveland, 29 June 2022 But Pulido’s 29th-minute red card for a headbutt on Cincinnati center back Yerson Mosquera flipped the match. —

The Enquirer, 24 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for headbutt