head-butting
Cranial impact move
Head-butting is striking someone or something with the forehead or top of the head.
In fighting or self-defense, it's a close-range attack: He was arrested for head-butting a police officer.
Animals like rams and goats head-butt as natural behavior.
Figuratively, head-butting describes stubborn conflict between people who refuse to yield: The two departments have been head-butting over the budget for weeks.
Adult male sheep
- goatsHorned farm ruminants
- bighorn sheepWild North American ram
- bisonLarge wild ox
- musk oxenStocky Arctic mammals
deer · elk · moose · antlers · horns · rutting · mating · territory
Striking with violent impact
Team sport with scrums
- soccerField sport with goals
- footballField sport with goals
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- sumoJapanese heavyweight wrestling
hockey · lacrosse · penalty · foul · red card · tackle · scrum · pitch
Violent disagreement or collision
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- altercationHeated verbal dispute
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
conflict · discord · rivalry · tension · opposition · friction · standoff · showdown
Impeding forward progress
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- protectionGuarding against harm
- warding offActively preventing approach
- repellingPushing away forcefully
resistance · counterattack · retaliation · self-defense · fighting back · pushing back · fending off
rams
Adult male sheep
- goatsHorned farm ruminants
- bighorn sheepWild North American ram
- bisonLarge wild ox
musk oxen · deer · elk · moose · antlers · horns · rutting · mating · territory · dominance
ramming
Striking with violent impact
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
bash · thrust · jolt · knock · bump · smash · hit · slam · charge · lunge
rugby
Team sport with scrums
sumo · hockey · lacrosse · penalty · foul · red card · tackle · scrum · pitch · referee
clash
Violent disagreement or collision
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- altercationHeated verbal dispute
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
quarrel · conflict · discord · rivalry · tension · opposition · friction · standoff · showdown · face-off
blocking
Impeding forward progress
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- protectionGuarding against harm
- warding offActively preventing approach
repelling · resistance · counterattack · retaliation · self-defense · fighting back · pushing back · fending off
head-buttingembracing
Holding warmly, willingly accepting
hugging · caressing · gentle touch · gentleness · stroking
head-buttinggentleness
Soft, kind demeanor
kindness · tenderness · affection · love · peace
head-buttingcompromising
Exposing to harm or scandal
cooperating · yielding · conceding · backing down · accommodating
head, butt, butter, butts, buttress, buttered, buttock, butting, butters