abut
abut
/əˈbʌt/ verb , abuts, abut·ted, abut·ting
formal : to touch along an edge
[ + obj ] Their property abuts [=adjoins] our property. = Their property and our property abut each other. [=their property is directly next to our property; an edge of their property touches an edge of our property]
[ no obj ] Their property and our property abut.
— often + on
Their property abuts on our property.
abut·ter /əˈbʌtɚ/ noun , pl -ters [ count ]
