abut Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
    march; edge; adjoin; butt; butt against; border; butt on.
    • Canada adjoins the U.S.
    • England marches with Scotland

WordNet

A*but" intransitive verb
Etymology
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.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Abutted; present participle & verbal noun Abutting
Definitions
  1. To project; to terminate or border; to be contiguous; to meet; -- with on, upon, or against; as, his land abuts on the road.

Webster 1913