abut

English

/əˈbʌt/, /əˈbʌt/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land)
  • (transitive) To border upon; be next to; abut on; be adjacent to.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abuttare derived from Middle French abuter (touch at one end, come to an end, aim, reach) derived from Old French but (aim, end, goal, target, purpose) prefix from English butt (cart, backside, buttocks, push, boundary mark, flatfish, type of cart, large cask, bottom).

Origin

English

butt

Gloss

cart, backside, buttocks, push, boundary mark, flatfish, type of cart, large cask, bottom

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

尻

Emoji
🛒

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