abut upon
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abut upon — See abut against … New dictionary of synonyms
abut upon — border on, be right next to … English contemporary dictionary
abut against — (also abut upon) Meet (end to end or side to side), be contiguous, adjoin, be adjacent to, terminate at or upon, be conterminous with, be juxtaposed … New dictionary of synonyms
abut — /ə bət/ vb abut·ted, abut·ting vi: to touch along a border or with a projecting part used with on, upon, or against the land abut s on the road vt: to border on: reach or touch with an end two lots that abut each other … Law dictionary
abut — [ə but′] vi. abutted, abutting [ME aboutien < OFr abouter, to join end to end < a , to + bout, end] to end (on) or lean ( upon) at one end; border ( on); terminate ( against) vt. to end at; border upon … English World dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abut — (v.) mid 13c., to end at, to border on, from O.Fr. aboter join end to end, touch upon (13c.), from à to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + bout end (see BUTT (Cf. butt) (n.3)). Related: Abutted; abutting … Etymology dictionary
abut — verb /əˈbʌt/ a) To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent; to project; to terminate; to be contiguous; to meet. In a … Wiktionary
abut — v. (D; intr.) to abut against, on, upon * * * [ə bʌt] on upon (D; intr.) to abutagainst … Combinatory dictionary
abut — Synonyms and related words: 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… … Moby Thesaurus
