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    BUTT IN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Break into a conversationplay

    Example:

    her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation

    Synonyms:

    barge in; break in; butt in; chime in; chisel in; cut in; put in

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "butt in" is one way to...):

    break up; cut off; disrupt; interrupt (make a break in)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "butt in"):

    disrupt; interrupt (interfere in someone else's activity)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

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