1 : to border on : to touch along an edge Their property abuts our land.
How do you use the word abut?
Abut in a Sentence ?
- The chair abuts the wall because it is missing a leg and cannot stand up otherwise, though sitting in it is still risky.
- The car now abuts the wall of the tunnel, having flipped and rolled after its horrendous crash with an oncoming SUV.
What is a synonym for abut?
adjoin, be adjacent to, border, butt up against, butt up to, be next to, neighbour, verge on, join, touch, meet, reach, impinge on, be contiguous with.
