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head-butt

British  

verb

  1. to deliberately strike (someone) with the head

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an act or an instance of deliberately striking someone with the head

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He glowers out from beneath his brows, unsmiling, eyes rendered oddly bloodshot, brow furrowed, chin tucked in, as if he is about to head-butt the camera.

From Seattle Times Aug. 25, 2023

Butler also provided eight rebounds, six assists and an emotional spark after Boston’s Grant Williams started jawing with him: Butler stared down Williams, with both players drawing technical fouls for the double head-butt.

From Washington Times May 20, 2023

I immediately went up to Robert Rochell and said, `Did he head-butt you?’

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 19, 2022

You were always conscious of him, always waiting for his next audacious display, up to and including the career-ending head-butt in that World Cup’s final.

From Slate May 2, 2019

She could kiss him—or head-butt him—before he'd ever have a chance to pull away.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

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