Abutted

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  abutted
       See {abut}