Abut

[ə'bʌt]

Definition

(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.

Checker: Percy

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Extend, project, impinge, approximate

ANT:Recurve, retreat, diverge, return, recede

Checked by Clive

Definition

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.

Checked by John