abutted; abutting
1
: to border on : to touch along an edge
Their property abuts our land.
2
: to cause to touch or lean for support
abut a timber against a post
1
: to touch along a border or with a projecting part
a parcel of land that abuts on the road
2
a
: to terminate at a point of contact
b
: to lean for support
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Examples of abut in a Sentence
Their property and our property abut.
our land abuts a nature preserve, so we see a lot of wildlife
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Now he’s holed up in his family home, which abuts the dismal local zoo, where his father is strung out and intent on drinking himself to death.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024
To the extent that two establishments are abutting these establishments may share an off-duty police officer.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 May 2024
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 21 May 2024
To the extent that two establishments are abutting these establishments may share an off-duty police officer.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for abut
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abut
verb
abutted; abutting
: to touch along a border or with a part that sticks out
abutter
noun
Legal Definition
abut
verb
abutted; abutting
: to touch along a border or with a projecting part
—used with on, upon, or against
the land abuts on the road
: to border on : reach or touch with an end
two lots that abut each other
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