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abut

/əˈbʌt/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land)
  2. To border upon; be next to; abut on; be adjacent to.
  3. To lean against on one end; to end on, of a part of a building or wall.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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