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abut

/əˈbʌt/  ·  say it: uh·BUT

to touch or border on; to lean against

In Architecture & Design

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1. (verb) to be next to or touching something; to share a border with

2. (verb) to lean against or rest on something

Examples

• 1. Our property abuts the river on the north side.
• 2. The ladder abuts the wall at a forty-five-degree angle.

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