Main Entry: abut

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈbət\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): abut·ted; abut·ting

Etymology: Middle English abutten, from Anglo-French aboter, abuter, partly from Old French aboter to border on, from a- (from Latin ad-) + bout blow, end, from boter to strike; partly from Old French abuter to come to an end, from a- + but end, aim — more at ¹butt, ⁴butt

Date: 15th century

intransitive verb 1 : to touch along a border or with a projecting part <land abuts on the road>
2 a : to terminate at a point of contact b : to lean for supporttransitive verb 1 : to border on <their property abuts our land>
2 : to cause to abut