Meaning of ABUT
| Pronunciation: | | u'but
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| | Definition: | | [v] lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" |
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| | Synonyms: | | adjoin, border, butt, butt against, butt on, edge, march |
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| | See Also: | | contact, meet, neighbor, neighbour, touch | |
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| | Definition: | | \A*but"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Abutted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Abutting}.] [OF. abouter, aboter; cf. F. aboutir, and also
abuter; a (L. ad) + OF. boter, buter, to push: cf. F. bout
end, and but end, purpose.]
To project; to terminate or border; to be contiguous; to
meet; -- with on, upon, or against; as, his land abuts on the
road.
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| | Related Terms: | | abut on, adjoin, appose, be based on, be contiguous, be in contact, bear on, bestraddle, bestride, border, border on, bring near, butt, communicate, conjoin, connect, join, juxtapose, juxtaposit, lean on, lie by, lie on, line, march, neighbor, perch, put with, rely on, repose on, rest on, ride, sit on, stand by, stand on, straddle, stride, touch, verge, verge upon |
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