Abut

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abut \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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  abut
       v : lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins
           the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn: {border},
            {adjoin}, {edge}, {march}, {butt}, {butt against}, {butt
           on}]
       [also: {abutting}, {abutted}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  39 Moby Thesaurus words for "abut":
     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