abut (redirected from abutting)

a·but  (-bt)

v. a·but·ted, a·but·ting, a·buts

v.intr.

To touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent.

v.tr.

1. To border upon or end at; be next to.

2. To support as an abutment.

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[Middle English abutten, from Old French abouter, to border on (a-, to from Latin ad-; see ad- + bouter, to strike; see bhau- in Indo-European roots) and from Old French abuter, to end at (from but, end; see butt⁴).]

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a·butter n.

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abut

Verb

[abutting, abutted] to be next to or touching [Old French abouter]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

abut - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" butt, butt against, butt on, adjoin, edge, border, march adjoin, contact, touch, meet - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" neighbor, neighbour - be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India"

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abut

verb adjoin, join, touch, border, neighbour, link to, attach to, combine with, connect with, couple with, communicate with, annex, meet, unite with, verge on, impinge, append, affix to