verb
abut
uh-BUT/əˈbʌt/
To touch or border something along an edge.
The neighboring brick buildings abut directly along a shared wall.
Etymology
The combination of “toward” and “push” formed a verb meaning to join or touch end to end. That image of direct contact underlies the modern meaning of bordering something.
In context
the rooms themselves may be found in separate wings they may abut each other or they may be on separate floors one above the other
More examples
- The warehouse abuts the railway yard.
- The plans show several abutting properties.
- Our fence abutted the neighbor's brick garage.
Forms
abut · abuts · abutted · abutting
Similar words
- adjoin
- Means being next to or connected without emphasizing edge contact.
- border
- Can describe an extended boundary along an entire area.