From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Abut \A*but"\, verb (used without an object) [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: 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}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: 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)}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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