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butt against

VERB
abut
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjoin border on
STRONG
join neighbor
WEAK
be adjacent to
VERB
line
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjoin follow line up score touch
STRONG
abut align array bound communicate crease cut delineate draw edge fix fringe furrow group inscribe join march marshal neighbor order ordinate outline place queue range rank rim rule skirt trace underline verge
WEAK
allineate
Antonyms
STRONG
center disarrange disjoin disorder disorganize divide forget ignore lose mess up mix up scatter separate
WEAK
strip unline
VERB
neighbor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abut adjoin
STRONG
border communicate connect join line march surround touch verge
WEAK
be adjacent be contiguous be near be nearby

Example Sentences

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Nasal passages butt against Eustachian tubes and eyeballs.

From Scientific American • Nov. 17, 2021

“I often butt against things that people say, ‘Oh, oh, oh, no, no.’

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2020

If Billings takes off like the rest of Christian County did, that growth and development could butt against the farms - like Zell’s - that dot the area around Billings.

From Washington Times • Oct. 7, 2016

I took the rod and wedged the butt against my hip.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jonathan turned, inadvertently smashing the gun butt against the doorframe.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi