Definition of abut Abut
/ʌbʌˈt/ - [ubut] - a•but
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What does abut mean?
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| abut - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" | ||
| border, adjoin, edge, march, butt, butt against, butt on | ||
| contact, adjoin, meet, touch attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter" | ||
| neighbor, neighbour be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- abut (v. i.)
To project; to terminate or border; to be contiguous; to meet; -- with on, upon, or against; as, his land abuts on the road.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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abut
To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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abut
a-but′, v.i. to end: to border (on):—pr.p. abut′ting; pa.p. abut′ted.—ns. Abut′ment, that which abuts: (archit.) what a limb of an arch ends or rests on; Abut′tal, an abutment: (pl.) the boundaries.—p.adj. Abut′ting, facing each other: front to front. [Fr. abouter, lit. to join end to end (à, to, bout, end). See Butt, the end.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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abut
When two timbers or planks are united endways, they are said to butt or abut against each other. (See BUTT.)
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🔤- abut, verb, present, 1st person singular of abut (infinitive).
- abut, verb (infinitive).
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