headbutt
headbutt — noun
1. a violent action in a fight or argument where someone forcefully strikes another
a violent action in a fight or argument where someone forcefully strikes another person using the front of their own head, usually hitting the face or head of the other person.
The referee sent a player off for a headbutt during the match.
collocation: a headbutt — countable, singular
A single headbutt broke the security guard's nose and knocked him to the ground.
preposition: headbutt + broke/damaged body part
The CCTV footage showed a headbutt that started the fight outside the nightclub.
The doctor said the injury was consistent with a headbutt rather than a fall.
Witnesses described the headbutt as a sudden and unexpected attack.
文法句型
a + headbutt
headbutt + on/to + body part
用法筆記
Often used in sports reporting (football, rugby) and crime reports. The noun is countable — you can refer to 'a headbutt' or 'headbutts'.
常見錯誤
headbutt — verb
- headbuttpresent simple I / you / we / they
- headbuttshe / she / it
- headbuttedpast simple
- headbutting-ing form
1. to deliberately hit another person in the face or head by using the front of you
to deliberately hit another person in the face or head by using the front of your own head as a weapon, usually during a fight or in a sudden moment of anger.
The rugby player headbutted his opponent and received a six-month ban from the sport.
transitive: headbutt + someone (direct object)
An angry customer headbutted the shop manager after being told to leave the premises.
The teenager was arrested for headbutting a police officer during the street brawl.
CCTV footage showed a man headbutting another passenger on the train platform.
Anyone who headbutts someone during a fight may face assault charges.
文法句型
headbutt + someone
headbutt + someone + in/on + body part
用法筆記
Unlike 'punch' or 'kick', headbutt always implies the front of the head is used as the striking surface. Common in reports of violence in sports, pubs, and street fights.