butt against

butt against
verb
1. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary (Freq. 2)
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Canada adjoins the U.S.

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England marches with Scotland

Syn:
border, ↑adjoin, ↑edge, ↑abut, ↑march, ↑butt, ↑butt on
Derivationally related forms:
butt (for: ↑butt), ↑march (for: ↑march), ↑abutment (for: ↑abut), ↑abutter (for: ↑abut), ↑edge (for: ↑edge), ↑edging (for: ↑edge), ↑border (for: ↑border)
Hypernyms: ↑touch, ↑adjoin, ↑meet, ↑contact
Hyponyms: ↑neighbor, ↑neighbour
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s something

2. collide violently with an obstacle
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I ran into the telephone pole

Hypernyms: ↑hit, ↑strike, ↑impinge on, ↑run into, ↑collide with
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s something


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