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 contiguous; to meet; -- with on, upon, or against; as, his land abuts on the road. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

abut v : lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" [syn: border, adjoin, edge, march, butt, butt against, butt on] [also: abutting, abutted]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

abutting adj : having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities" [syn: adjacent, adjoining, conterminous, contiguous, neighboring(a)]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

abutting See abut

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

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 contiguous; to meet; -- with on, upon, or against; as, his land abuts on the road.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)